Videos shows how transgender Muni was shot dead in Mansehra
- By Web Desk -
- May 09, 2018
MANSEHRA: Police on Wednesday released a video footage related to the murder of a transgender person during a marriage ceremony in Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, ARY News reported.
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The law enforcement agency also announced the arrest of the accused Mohammad Riaz who allegedly killed transgender Khurram Shahzad alias Muni in Mansehra’s Kotkay area on Friday over a petty issue.
Reports say the transgender was killed for not providing the change to a Rs1000 bill.
Kismat Khan, another transgender who was also performing along with victim, told media that Muni was killed by a guest named Mohammad Riaz.
Kismat Khan maintained that they were invited at the marriage function by a man named Rizwan.
Soon after the incident, members of the transgender community took to the streets in protest and demanded the arrest of the accused.
The community members also protested outside Mansehra Press Club on Saturday during which a Supreme Court judge, Justice Ejaz Afzal promised them justice.