Ten gang members arrested for video showing trans person being violently beaten
Ten members of a gang have been arrested in Pakistan for publicly flogging a trans person.
The gang had also posted a video of the incident online, which was shared thousands of times.
Police said on Monday that arrests had been made in Sialkot.
The video shows the leader of the gang, Jajja Butt, who beats the trans person as they shout out in pain.
A video of the incident is below – beware it contains graphic violence
Violence against the transgender community in Pakistan is rife.
Alesha, a transgender activist in Pakistan was shot multiple times by a gang member. When admitted to The Lady Reading Hospital, doctors failed to treat her injuries straight away.
The victim, Kashi, was shot in the thigh when three armed men broke into her home, in Mansehra, and attempted to rape her.
