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| Transgender person gang-raped, two killed in Swabi |
| 2015-04-07 |
| [DAWN] Armed men in Swabi kidnapped and gang-raped a transgender person on Monday after killing two others in a pre-dawn incident, police said. Oh, noze! A culture of rape? And murder? The place must be crawling with Republicans... The incident took place in the Yar Hussain neighbourhood of Swabi district, where a group of transgenders was returning home after performing a music and dance show at a wedding party. Sajjad Khan, district police chief of Swabi in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... province, said the men were waiting for them in a field and tried to abduct all of them but they refused. "The attackers opened fire after the refusal. One transgender and one drummer was struck down in his prime while another was maimed," Khan said. The gunnies then kidnapped one transgender who was released hours later, Khan said. "The victim told police that he was set free after being gang-raped by four persons," the police officer added. Police later raided separate locations and tossed in the clink Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! six suspects, charging them with murder and gang-rape, Khan said. A second police official in the area confirmed the incident and told AFP the six detainees often attended the shows by the transgender group. "These men were fond of transgenders and used to regularly attend their music and dance shows," the official said, requesting anonymity. In Pakistain, where sexual relations outside marriage are taboo and homosexuality is illegal, transgender dancers and musicians often perform at weddings and birth celebrations. But they are also treated as sex objects and often become the victims of violent assault. |
| Posted by:Fred |