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Home / News / India News / Indian Navy sailor Shabi facing termination for undergoing sex change
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Indian Navy sailor Shabi facing termination for undergoing sex change

Indian Navy sailor Shabi facing termination for undergoing sex change
Written by Ramya Patelkhana
Aug 31, 2017, 06:07 pm 2 min read
Indian Navy sailor Shabi facing termination for undergoing sex change

Indian Navy officer Shabi, formerly a man, is on the verge of termination for having undergone sex reassignment surgery. Her world was upset when Navy recommended for her discharge as it is no place for transgenders! However, Shabi has only one question, "How can a 'man' the Indian Navy deemed fit for the job suddenly be declared unfit because of an organ change?"

Shabi
Felt like a woman trapped in a man's body: Shabi

Shabi, formerly called MK Giri, joined the Indian Navy's Marine Engineering Department in 2010 when she was 18. She was posted at the office of INS Eksila's Commanding Officer under the Eastern Naval Command in Andhra Pradesh's Vizag. She always felt uncomfortable and felt trapped inside her male body. In 2016, after consulting a Vizag doctor, she underwent sex change operation in New Delhi.

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Navy sends her case to Ministry of Defense

After the surgery, she returned to Vizag and joined her duty. When her officers came to know about the surgery, she was allegedly kept in a psychiatric ward for six months and mentally harassed. They reportedly tried to prove she was mentally unfit to serve in Navy but failed. Navy sources say her termination case has been taken up by the Defense Ministry.

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Have same rights as anyone else: Shabi

Shabi stated: "I have not lost my potential and still able enough to work in the Navy. I can still pull the trigger of a gun to shoot the enemy, why am I not fit enough to serve my country?"

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Ramya Patelkhana is a senior editor at NewsBytes. She has nearly seven years of experience in digital journalism and has previously worked with India News and Authint Media. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, and an advanced diploma in Media Studies from IPW, New Delhi.
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