Why Did 24 Transgenders Attempt Mass Suicide In Indore?

Upgraded 16 October 2025 at 13:19 IST

Those who had actually taken in the flooring cleaner were right away hurried to Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital and remain in steady condition currently.

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Indore: Nearly 24 transgender individuals tried mass suicide by taking in flooring cleansing product in Nandlalpura location of Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, an authorities stated.

Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP)Anand Kaladgi notified press reporters that those who had actually taken in the flooring cleaner were instantly hurried to Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital. He stated that many remain in steady condition currently.

The occurrence happened on Wednesday night around 8:30 PM.

“We received information about a situation of ruckus at a house in Nandlalpura where transgender persons reside. Our senior officers promptly arrived at the scene. They learned that some of the individuals had consumed an unknown substance, causing several of them to fall ill. Ambulances were immediately called, and twenty-four people were admitted to the nearby hospital. They are currently receiving treatment and are in stable condition. Once their health improves, their statements will be recorded and the reason for the incident will be known,” DCP Kalagdi stated.

“We will investigate the reasons behind 24 people consuming phenyl, which is a floor cleaning material,” he included.

When asked whether this occurrence was connected to the previous fight in between 2 factions, DCP Kaladgi stated,”We likewise went to the transgender dera (event) and managed the scenario. They were trying to obstruct the roadway, however we persuaded them through discussion.”

When asked whether the problem was sustained after an FIR was signed up versus a guy declaring to be a reporter, who presumably required himself on a trans individual, the DCP stated,” That is a various matter.”

Neha Kunwar, associated with the Nandlalpura “Kinnar” dera, informed press reporters that 2 individuals – Akshay Kumaon and Pankaj Jain – who declared to be reporters, apparently raped a trans individual, blackmailing and threatening them, after which the victim lodged a grievance at the Pandhrinath police headquarters on Tuesday.

“Akshay Kumayu and Pankaj Jain (fake journalists) started blackmailing us and raped one individual. It happened three months ago. Even Kinnars are not safe. Are we not humans? They also looted Rs 1.5 lakh from the victim,” Kunwar stated.

As 24 transgender people tried suicide, other members of the neighborhood reached the healthcare facility and required that the implicated be apprehended. Kunwar threatened to end their life if their needs were not fulfilled. They likewise tried suicide in the medical facility by putting kerosene, which was foiled by the authorities.

The authorities have actually scheduled 2 individuals for supposedly raping a trans individual.

Notifying about the rape case, Additional DCP Crime Branch Rajesh Dandotiya determined the implicated as Akshay and Pankaj, stating that they utilized to blackmail the victim by declaring to be reporters. The implicated, impersonating reporters, went to the transgender neighborhood’s dera in Nandlalpura in June 2025.=

“The victim belongs to the Kinnar society. The victim has said that the two (accused), Akshay and Pankaj, who claimed to be journalists, used to threaten her that they would defame her and an FIR would be registered against her, as happened in the case of her gurus, who used to do Hindu-Muslim. On June 12, the accused went to the dera. The accused Pankaj assaulted the victim, sexually and physically,” Extra DCP Dandotiya informed press reporters.

The implicated have actually been scheduled under area 18 of the Transgender Protection Act 2019 and for intimidation.