On October 11, a member of Mumbai’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, Divyaroop Ananda, was beaten up by a group of men in Khar in broad daylight.

According to Divyaroop, who is an out homosexual, the group of men first passed obscene comments. Then, they groped him and, finally, the harassment escalated to a full-scale attack, as they beat and kicked him.