However, he was ultimately caught when some inmates began to suspect he was male and informed the hostel authorities, who reported the matter to police. The 'girl' was taken for a gender test and found to be a male.

'He was brought here as an orphan girl. But hostel authorities said that they suspected him to be a boy. We took him for a gender test where he was found to be a male,' said Uma Charan Moharana of the local police.

The police said the youth was from Bhopal, but were yet to find out why he was impersonating a girl. He has been detained and police are questioning him.