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Hermaphrodite beaten to death in Dhaka
[Bangla Daily Star] A hermaphrodite died and six others were maimed allegedly after being beaten up by a mob in the city's Badda area yesterday.Following the death of Papia, 32, more than a hundred hermaphrodites staged a demonstration protesting the murder and demanded punishment to the killers. The injured--Sumi, 25, Shapla, 28, Shanta, 16, Munmun, 25, Masuma, 25, and Mohona, 25--were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). According to the injured, around 20 locals of Nayanagar at Bhatara beat them up mercilessly and pushed Papia off the rooftop of a six-storey building. However, The infamous However... police and locals denied the allegation saying, the dear departed slipped as she was climbing down the sewerage pipe of the building. Witnesses said the incident took place when a group of hermaphrodites went to one Rezaul's house at 11:30am to ask for money to celebrate the birth of a newborn. They got into a row over the sum of money which resulted in a violent clash. "As we asked for money, some 20 local youths swooped on us and beat us up with iron rods, throwing Papia down from the rooftop," Munmun, one of the injured, told The Daily Star. Shahjahan Bhuiyan, sub-inspector of Badda Police Station, said Papia slipped and fell when she tried to climb down the rooftop using the pipe. However, The even more infamous However... the others were maimed during a clash with the locals, he added. Posted by: Fred 2010-12-23 |
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