Electrician, trans person found dead in separate incidents in Greater Noida; probe underway

Two separate incidents in Greater Noida have been reported, with a 32-year-old man found dead by hanging and a 35-year-old transgender person found dead with head injuries.

A 32-year-old man was found hanging in a park while a transgender person was found dead with head injuries in a rented room in two separate incidents in Greater Noida, police said on Monday.

In the first incident, police received information about a man allegedly dying by suicide inside a park under the Knowledge Park police station limits.

Police and a field unit forensic team reached the spot and found the body of Shivam (32), a native of Mahoba district who worked at an electric shop in Greater Noida, officials said.

The body was sent for post-mortem examination after panchnama proceedings and further investigation is underway, police said.

In another incident, a 35-year-old trans person, identified as Manoranjan Sharma alias Chandini, was found dead in a rented room in Tugalpur village on Sunday, police said.

According to police, injury marks were found on the head of the deceased. A Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team inspected the spot before the body was sent for post-mortem examination.

Local residents claimed that Chandini had been living in the village for a long time and suspected she was murdered, police added.