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Soumya

Age 22

22 May 2025
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (India)
Suicide

Soumya
Soumya [photo: www.freepressjournal.in]

Soumya died by suicide. After her death her family denied she was transgender.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The incident occurred late Sunday night in Bhopal’s Kolar area.

The victim, known as Soumya, also called [deadname], was found [suicide method redacted] in her room.

However, her family has claimed that she was not transgender and was actually their son, [deadname]. They said [she] was influenced by others and had only recently started living as a transgender woman.

The woman, known as Soumya, also called [deadname], was found in her room in the Kolar area. Her live-in partner, Danish, saw her and rushed her to the hospital, but doctors declared her dead.

According to information, Soumya lived in Abbas Nagar and used to beg with a transgender group in the Mangalwara area. She had been staying with Danish, who works as an auto-rickshaw driver. Her family lived nearby.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/transgender-found-hanging-in-bhopal-family-says-he-was-our-son-not-transgender

https://www.dailypioneer.com/2025/state-editions/chotu-alias-soumya-commits-suicide--family-claims-he-was-not-transgender.html

Report added: 21 Sep 2025

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