A transgender person 'Maya' has been allegedly killed by his father and thrown the body near Kabul River in Khat Qila area of Nowshera, police sources said on Sunday. Police have arrested the father of the 19-year old transgender person 'Maya' and started investigation into the case.

They say the transgender person was shot dead. Maya's father along with other accomplices opened fire and killed him on the spot. Police have shifted the body to hospital for postmortem. Meanwhile, transgender community has announced to stage protest in Peshawar against Maya's murder. They alleged that Maya's father has reservations over his becoming transgender. According to an NGO, the murdered transgender was identified as Maya and his real name was Aftab.

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