'Hypnotised' Mumbai airhostess handed Rs 200 'dakshina' after rape by 'transgender'

Powai police arrested Anil Shinde within four hours of an FIR. He posed as a transgender person to gain entry into a building. Shinde allegedly sexually assaulted an airhostess after offering to cure her husband. He collected money from residents before fleeing the scene. Police traced the accused through autorickshaw driver and CCTV footage.

By V NARAYAN