Ballia (UP), February 19 A man hanged himself in the Bairia area here after allegedly killing a 65-year-old transgender person who had gone missing, police said on Thursday.
The transgender person, identified as Rekha, had gone missing on Tuesday, they said.
Members of the transgender community had searched for her and later filed a missing persons complaint at the Bairia police station when she could not be located. Her mobile phone was later found in a field near Pura Phatak in Raniganj, police said.
Superintendent of Police Omveer Singh told reporters that Ravi Gupta (30) was found hanging from a ceiling hook in his room on the third floor of his house in the Raniganj area on Wednesday night, after his family informed the police.
CCTV footage of the house showed Rekha entering the residence, Station House Officer Rajendra Prasad Singh said.
During a thorough search of the house, the body of the transgender person was found wrapped in plastic in a box kept on the roof with signs of injury, he said.
According to police, Rekha was originally from Chhapra in Bihar and lived in rented accommodation in Raniganj.
The SP said that a case has been registered against five people, including the deceased and his father, and three members of the family.
Further legal proceedings are underway.
