Investigation revealed Naganna had castrated several boys in the last few years. Naganna has reportedly admitted to charging Rs 5,000 for each operation and that he had been conducting at least two such surgeries every year.

Naganna, a gold medallist from Kurnool Medical College, has been suspected of conducting such operations for the last 17 years.

Tejaswini Sevekari, a social activist working for uplift of sex workers in the red light areas of Pune, said she was aware of some transgenders willingly going to Chennai and Bangalore for surgeries, but I have not come across any boy who had been forced to forcibly castrated and pushed into the prostitution racket.

When contacted, the Faraskhana police said they were not aware of the case.