Bengaluru, Nov. 11 -- The Movement for Gender and Sexual Plurality (MGSP), a non-profit organisation advocating for minority groups by gender and sexual orientation, on Monday issued a strong condemnation of the alleged brutal assault of a transgender person by a group of assailants on October 30.

The statement from the MGSP said that the victim- identified only by the name Sukanya, was allegedly abducted and subsequently subject to a "shocking display of cruelty" on October 30. According to the statement, she was allegedly beaten severely with rods and sticks and had her head forcibly shaved- in an act the statement termed an attempt "to erase her gender identity".

At a press meet held by the non-profit on Monday, MGSP co-chairperson V...