Navy discharges sailor who underwent sex-change operation

New Delhi Oct 9 (IANS) The Indian Navy has discharged sailor Manish Giri who underwent a sex-change operation by evoking the clause of Service No Longer Required under the Navy regulations an official statement said here.

"The serving sailor who underwent sex reassignment surgery at a private facility whilst on leave was administratively discharged from the service " the statement said.

"The individual chose to undergo irreversible gender re-assignment on his own accord whilst on leave wilfully altering his gender status from the one he was recruited for at the time of his induction " it said.

"He has therefore breached the Recruitment Regulations and eligibility criteria for his employment as a sailor in the Indian Navy. The existing service rules and regulations do not permit the sailor s continued employment owing to his altered gender status medical condition and resultant employability restrictions " it added.

The sailor who was posted at INS Eksila base of the Navy in Visakhapatanam underwent the sex-change operation started wearing saris and had grown hair while in service.

--IANS
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