THRISSUR : Praveen Nath, Kerala’s first transgender bodybuilder, was found dead at his residence in Poonkunnam on Thursday. He was 26.
The Town West police have registered a case of unnatural death. They suspect Praveen consumed poison and ended his life.
Praveen, originally from Nenmara in Palakkad district, had won the Mr Kerala title in the transgender category in 2021 and had also made it to the final round of the Mr India bodybuilding championship in 2022.
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