Bhopal, June 12 -- A 24-year-old individual, identified as Rahul alias Rakhi, a transgender person from Jhalawar, tragically died by suicide after hanging themselves in their rented accommodation in the Bhanpur Multi area under Chola Mandir police station limits. The decomposed body was discovered by police on Wednesday after neighbors reported the closed gate of the rented room for two consecutive days.
The incident has brought to light a poignant dispute over the deceased's identity. While a large number of transgender individuals gathered at the mortuary, asserting that Rahul had fully embraced a transgender identity and worked within their community, the family claims that the deceased had lived as a boy in their native village of Jhal...