Telangana transgender beaten to death over suspicion of kidnapping children

Locals in Telangana’s Nizamabad beat up a transgender to death over suspicion of kidnapping children. Police registered a case against four people over the incident.

Abdul Basheer, Edited By: Prateek Chakraborty

Hyderabad, A transgender was beaten to death by locals in Telangana’s Nizamabad over suspicion of kidnapping children, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday.

The victim, Raju (50), was a beggar and belonged to the third gender as per official records.

The incident occurred when rumours spread about the kidnapping of children in the area. Angry locals then beat up Raju before the police intervened.

Raju was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries, police said.

A case was lodged against four people in connection with the incident.

Meanwhile, a similar incident occurred in Kamareddy when two women conducting a survey were nearly attacked due to their mistaken identity.

The police registered a case and were investigating the matter.

Courtesy : India Today

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