KOCHI: A transwoman software engineer was found dead hit by a train under Aluva East police station limits on Saturday small hours.
The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Tahira Ayeez.
Tahira was also a model and activist. She was also known as the first trans-person to launch an IT company.
Tahirah holds a B.Tech in Android Programming from Universiti Teknologi in Malaysia. Tahira was also a filmmaker.
Police sources said that Tahira was heartbroken after the death of a friend Akhil in a road accident recently.
It is suspected that Tahira died by suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train at around 1 am on Saturday.
Aluva East police have registered a case and are investigating.
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