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Mumbai: 4-year-old to be youngest to undergo genital reconstruction in city

Family of 4-year-old set to undergo genital reconstruction speak about their travails with admissions, Aadhaar and how they were inspired by Beed constable Lalit Salve.

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Mohammad Khan holds Aman as uncle Akbar Shaikh takes a selfie outside CSMT

Mohammad Khan holds Aman as uncle Akbar Shaikh takes a selfie outside CSMT

All the other four-year-olds in Majalgaon have started going to school, except for little Aman. The child desperately wants to join them but doesn't have an Aadhaar card or any ID, for a simple reason — Aman's parents don't know what sex to register him under. For three years, they thought Aman was a girl. In 2016, they discovered he was a boy with an underdeveloped penis.

Since the discovery about his sex, people have been confused about what to call the four-year-old. Some call him 'Chhotu', others 'Chhoti', and the child innocently responds to all. But now, the family is inspired by the story of Beed cop Lalit Salve who struggled with the same issues until he underwent a genital reconstruction at St George hospital. The Khans have signed up their child for the same procedure next month, when he will become the youngest patient to undergo the surgery in Mumbai. After the surgery, his family plans to rename him Aman.

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