NOWSHERA: A transgender Aftab alias Maya Khan was shot dead by unknown attackers in Noor Gul Babar area of the district, police said on Sunday. The body of the slain transgender person was shifted to District Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem. Doctors at the hospital said Aftab was shot at from close range. It was said that the deceased Aftab alias Maya Khan handed over to his family by Hashtnaghri Police under a written agreement without his consent. Pakhtunkhwa Civil Society Coordinator Taimoor Kamal told media persons that Aftab was earlier handed over to family by Hashtnaghri Police a month ago and his family members had shaved off his hair. On Saturday night, the police again handed over Aftab Alias Maya Khan to his family. Transgender persons in Peshawar gathered outside Hashtnaghri Police Station and staged protest demonstration. They questioned why Aftab was handed over to his family when he was unwilling to go with them. They said police has been failed to provide security to transgender persons due to which they are harmed on regular basis. APP
