HC breather for doctor in sex change case
TNN 11 December 2009, 06:19am IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/HC-breather-for-doctor-in-sex-change-case/articleshow/5324710.cmsKOLKATA: Calcutta high court has stayed criminal proceedings against a well-known plastic surgeon in an 18-year-old sex-change operation that allegedly went awry.
In 1990, Uchchas Biswas alias Tampi, a resident of Naihati in North 24-Parganas, visited Dr Shankar Sarkar, wishing to undergo a sex change operation from male to female because he did not feel any attraction towards girls and found pleasure in the company of boys. Biswas was then 19 years old.
Sarkar, who lives in Jodhpur Park, advised him to consult a psychiatrist and furnish age proof. Biswas did so. He also furnished an affidavit stating that he had completed the age of 18 years and wanted to undergo a sex change operation. The surgery was conducted in 1991. Dr Sarkar advised Biswas that constant follow-up with him was needed to make the operation successful.
