RAIPUR, March 2 -- Thirteen transgenders have been recruited as constables in the Chhattisgarh Police.
They include Deepika Yadav, Shree Sahu, Nishu Kshatriya, Shivanya Patel, Naina Sori, Sonia Janghel, Krishi Tandi and Saburi Yadav from Raipur district.
The others are, Sunil Yadav from Bilaspur, Komal Sahu from Dhamtari, Akshara from Ambikapur and Kamta and Neha from Rajnandgaon districts.
Their selection followed the recruitment of 2,259 police constables in the exam held in 2017-18. While, Dolly from Rajnandgaon and Ruchi Yadav from Bilaspur district are on the waiting list.
Vidya Rajput, a Member of Third Gender Welfare Board in the government, told The Pioneer that due to stigma, people excluded transgenders from family and society...