Dispute between rival trans groups leads to shocking mass suicide attempt - LGBTQ Nation

""We received information about a situation of ruckus at a house in Nandlalpura where transgender persons reside," Deputy Commissioner of Police Anand Kaladgi, told the media, as reported by the Hindustan Times. "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 24 people were admitted to the nearby hospital.""

""The day after the collective suicide attempt, the leader of the rival group, Sapna Haji, also known as Sapna Guru, was arrested for assault and extortion. Police are also investigating three of her associates, according to The Hindu. One of the associates, Pankaj Jain, has also been accused of posing as a journalist to threaten and rape a trans woman from the rival group. Kaladgi said those charges are not related to this incident, though, calling them "a different matter.""

"A person associated with the victim's group told reporters, according to the Hindustan Times, that Jain and another person, Akshay Kumaon, blackmailed and raped the victim after pretending to be journalists. The person also claimed they stole from the victim. "Are we not humans?" they said. Members of the group have claimed that, in addition to threats and assault, Haji and the associates would not return a security deposit they had taken for a community conference, accordin"

A financial dispute between rival transgender groups in Indore, Madhya Pradesh prompted 24 trans individuals to consume an unknown substance in a coordinated mass suicide attempt. All 24 were admitted to a nearby hospital and are receiving treatment in stable condition, with authorities planning to record statements once health improves. Deputy Commissioner of Police Anand Kaladgi described the emergency response and said officers arrived promptly. The leader of one rival group, Sapna Haji (Sapna Guru), was arrested on assault and extortion charges while police investigate three associates, including allegations that an associate posed as a journalist to threaten, rape, and steal from a trans woman.

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