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Aliya

Age 33

9 May 2021
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (India)
Suicide

Aliya

Aliya died by suicide. She had lost her only source of income during the COVID-19 lockdown.

JAMSHEDPUR: Aliya, a 33-year-old transgender, who begged at traffic signals in the Steel City, committed suicide on Sunday, while her fellow mates claimed she took the extreme step after not being able to make ends meet amid the lockdown. Aliya was a resident of Burmamines area.

Muskan, another eunuch living in the same area, said after the partial lockdown came into force, they were not allowed to visit any home fearing the spread of Covid-19 virus. Members of the eunuch community also visit houses after couples have babies to seek money.

She said, “Unable to bear the financial burden, Aliya committed suicide.”

Muskan pointed out that a few days back, a large section of eunuchs had marched to the deputy commissioner’s office and handed over a memorandum demanding compensation from the state government as they had lost their source of income.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/penniless-transgender-commits-suicide-in-jsr/articleshow/82506392.cms

https://ujjwalprakash.com/trans-penalty-to-transgender-who-commits-suicide-in-jsr-ranchi-news-times-of-india

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=955118361903415&id=315409142541010

https://www.facebook.com/IndiaLgbtq/posts/1626082200919561

Report added: 14 May 2021

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