Overview

• Police and hospital sources report he used a surgical blade after self-injecting anaesthesia on guidance from an acquaintance.
• He was taken to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital in Prayagraj with heavy bleeding and has been declared out of danger by doctors.
• In conversations with clinicians, he said he has felt female since age 14, citing his voice, mannerisms and gait.
• He told reporters the pain surged as the anaesthetic wore off, leading him to seek help from bystanders who got him to treatment.
• Doctors have recommended counselling as part of care, and reports note no public information yet on legal action or formal psychiatric evaluation.