State DGP Loknath Behra directed Kozhikode District police chief Merin Joseph to register a case against the Sub- inspector of police attached to Kasba police station in Kozhikode and conduct an inquiry, a release from police head quarters said here today.
The incident took place around 2.30 am yesterday when two transgenders, who were in the city to take part in the state-level Literacy Mission Festival, were walking along a road in Kozhikode city.
They complained that police beat them up when they were returning home from a practice session.