Hyderabad, Sept. 6 -- The Telangana Director General of Police on Sunday, September 6, ordered a special drive against transgender begging and extortion rackets in the state.

Anand said he would instruct all Commissioners of Police to launch a special drive to curb the menace. "I am seeing these complaints against transgenders of late. In fact, as Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, we undertook a special drive to curb begging rackets and extortion by TGs when similar complaints increased. I will definitely instruct all CPs to take up this special drive once again," said the DGP in a post on X.

He, however, stressed the Telangana government's efforts to bring members of the transgender community into the mainstream by providing them empl...