Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Four Men Arrested for Allegedly Posing as Transgender People
Police in Hyderabad arrested four men over an alleged demand for money.
Police said the men pretended to be transgender people and asked a man for Rs.
5,000.
The man had recently bought a high-end car.
The incident happened on Banjara Hills Road No.
45.
A YouTuber recorded it and shared the video on X. The video spread widely online, and the man also made a police complaint.
Police examined recordings from 500 CCTV cameras for nearly a month.
They then tracked down and arrested the four suspects in Boduppal.
Jubilee Hills police arrested four men accused of posing as transgender people and forcibly demanding money.
Police said the group demanded Rs. 5,000 from a man who had bought a high-end car.
The alleged incident occurred on Banjara Hills Road No. 45.
A YouTuber recorded the incident and posted the video on X, where it went viral.
After the man filed a complaint, police reviewed footage from 500 CCTV cameras over nearly a month and arrested the suspects in Boduppal.
- Who
- Four men were arrested; police say they allegedly posed as transgender people and demanded money from a man.
- What
- The men allegedly demanded Rs. 5,000 from the man, and police arrested them after investigating his complaint.
- When
- The article does not specify when the incident or arrests occurred.
- Where
- The alleged incident took place on Banjara Hills Road No. 45 in Hyderabad; the suspects were arrested in Boduppal.
- Why
- Police investigated after the man filed a complaint and a video of the incident went viral.
Police allegation
Legal status
Alleged impersonation and extortion
Police allegation
Police allege the four men posed as transgender people and forcibly demanded money.
Legal status
The men are described as accused; the article does not report their response or any court finding.
- Arrests
- Four men
- Alleged demand
- Rs. 5,000
- Incident location
- Banjara Hills Road No. 45
- Arrest location
- Boduppal
- CCTV footage examined
- 500 cameras
- Investigation period
- Nearly a month
- Police direction
- Director General of Police C V Anand directed Jubilee Hills police to investigate after the video went viral.