This story is from April 19, 2018

Maharashtra CM allows Beed constable Lalita Salve to undergo sex change surgery

​Lalita Salve was employed as a female cop and was a part Beed’s all-women squad. After she realised about underdeveloped male organs in her body, she applied for a sex change operation. CM Devendra Fadnavis​ confirmed that he has cleared the file allowing Salve to undergo sex change.​
Maharashtra CM allows Beed constable Lalita Salve to undergo sex change surgery
Beed constable Lalita Salve
Key Highlights
  • Lalita Salve was employed as a female cop and was a part Beed’s all-women squad.
  • Later she applied for a sex change operation.
  • CM Devendra Fadnavis confirmed that he has cleared the file allowing Salve to undergo sex change.
(This story originally appeared in on Apr 18, 2018)
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cleared the file from his office on Wednesday to allow Beed constable Lalita Salve to undergo the gender reassignment surgery.
Salve was employed as a female cop and was a part Beed’s all-women squad. However, later after she realised about underdeveloped male organs in her body, she applied for a sex change operation.
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File photo of Lalita Salve
The state police headquarters had accused her of concealing facts at the time of recruitment, but the CM wanted to take a holistic view.

Speaking to Mirror, the CM confirmed that he had cleared the file allowing Salve to undergo sex change.
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File photo of Lalita Salve
The state law and judiciary department had also opined that the case of a Salve, who sought permission to undergo a sex change, continue in service as a male constable. Salve’s case should be taken into account positively and treated as a 'special case', the department had expressed.
Salve, 29, hails from Beed and had joined the force as a female constable in June 2010. She sought permission for a month's leave to undergo sex reassignment surgery in September 2017. The request was rejected by the state police headquarters.

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File photo of Lalita Salve
In November, Salve moved the Bombay High Court and pleaded for permission to be treated as a male in the police constabulary. She then approached Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal
In her plea, she said that the doctors, who examined her, found that she suffers from gender dysphoria, a condition in which emotional and psychological identity are at odds with one's biological sex.
Salve had undergone a detailed medical check-up in JJ Hospital.
The CM had earlier declared that he would clear the proposal and the DG Satish Mathur had asked the state to take a call.
Salve was unavailable for comment on Wednesday.
A similar case was reported a year ago when, for the first time, a transgender was recruited in police service in Tamil Nadu following the Madras High Court intervention.
K Prithika Yashini, 26, who completed her training as a sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu Police Force, was born as a male. He later underwent sex change and applied for the post of sub-inspector as transgender. However, the state police rejected her application and she had to approach the Madras High Court.
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