Mumbai: Transgender person killed over begging spot; two held

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Updated At : 12:30 AM Jul 30, 2021 IST

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Mumbai, July 29

A 30-year-old person from the transgender community was allegedly brutally killed by another member of the community over a begging spot in suburban Borivali here, police said on Thursday.

Pradip alias Prachi was allegedly attacked and killed by Payal Shinde and Naresh Thapa on Wednesday, following a quarrel over a begging spot at Sudhir Phadke Chowk, an official said.

One of the accused attacked the victim with a sharp weapon, killing him on the spot, he said, adding that the victim was declared dead on arrival at a hospital.

The accused duo was arrested under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and remanded to police custody, the official said. — PTI

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