Transgender community facing threats in KP

PESHAWAR: The transgender people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are facing threats from criminals and recently there emerged a case in which a policeman was reportedly involved in such an act. Some days ago, a transvestite lodged a complaint at the Gulbahar Police Station, claiming that a police constable tried to kidnap her from her residence situated at Changarabad in Peshawar with the support of armed men. Sameer, also known as Chocolate, stated that someone knocked at the door and forcibly entered her house when she opened the door. She stated that all the people were armed with pistols and one of them was in police uniforms, identifying himself as Rameez.