Pune, December 14: Shikrapur police arrested two men were arrested for killing a transgender person in the Talegaon Dhamdhere. The murder took place on Saturday afternoon. The police identified the deceased as Ashu alias Anish Ramanand Yadav, 23, a resident of the Bajrangwadi area of Shirur.

As per the report published by Hindustan Times, the two accused were identified as Yadur Thakur (19), and Dharmu Thakur (20), residents of Talegaon Dhamdhere. Reportedly, both accused men are cousins and are natives of Chattisgarh. The two worked as labourers in a private company in the area.

As per the report, on Saturday afternoon, both accused were intoxicated and were heading towards their home through open ground. The deceased, who used to tease them often on their way home, approached them again and started mocking them. To take revenge, the two accused picked up a cement block and bludgeoned the transgender person to death under the influence of alcohol. Pune: 26-Year-Old Transgender Killed Over Territorial Dispute.

As per the reports, the two accused have been charged under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Thakur brothers, accused of the murder of Yadav, were produced before the court and were remanded to custody, said police.

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