DHAKA: A family in Bangladesh has been arrested after using a fake penis to trick villagers into believing a genie had performed a sex change on their teenage daughter, police said Wednesday. Villagers in southern Bangladesh rushed to the family’s home seeking miracle cures after hearing the genie had changed the girl’s sex and performed a circumcision as proof. But police smelled a scam, and took the 15-year-old to a hospital for an examination. “A doctor examined the teenager and discovered a fake penis tied to her waist,” Monzur Murshed, the local police chief, told AFP. Gullible villagers pay to seek the divine intervention of genies to fix their medical problems or marital issues.

Source: The Star February 08, 2017 09:53 UTC