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**The Hindu: Andhra Pradesh & Telangana News**
**Transgender Individuals Arrested for Extortion on Tata Nagar Express**
**Hyderabad, May 21, 2025:** The Secunderabad Government Railway Police (GRP), in collaboration with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), have arrested four transgender individuals, including a minor, on charges of extortion and theft from passengers on the Tata Nagar Express.
The arrested have been identified as Palli Surya Bhanu Prakash (alias Janvi, 24), Madasu Vijay (alias Vinita, 24), Cheruku Sai Kumar (alias Satvika, 31), and a minor.
According to police reports, the incident occurred on May 12, 2025, after the train departed Moula Ali station. The group allegedly demanded money from passengers in the general compartment. When one male passenger refused, they allegedly surrounded him, threatened him, and forcibly took his wallet containing ₹10,000 before disembarking near Jangaon station. The stolen money was then divided equally among the four.
Police investigations revealed the individuals hail from various districts across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and had formed a gang approximately ten months prior to the incident. They are believed to have been operating together since then. The investigation is ongoing.
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