CHENNAI: A 36-year-old trans woman was found murdered inside a makeshift near the Vanagaram service road on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Shilpa, a resident of Maduravoyal.
The police said Shilpa was last seen on the service road on Friday night. Investigators suspect that unidentified persons took her to a tin shed in the Indira Nagar area, where she was assaulted and killed.
Her body, lying in a pool of blood, was discovered by residents on Saturday morning. The Vanagaram police reached the spot and sent the body to Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for a postmortem. An investigative officer said they are currently inquiring into the motive behind the killing, including verifying whether she was involved in sex work. Further investigations are under way.