SWABI: A transgender on Sunday died by suicide when he was found dead in his room, said police officials.

The transgender was living with his colleagues in a house in the Link Road area in Raza Muhammad Plaza, and it was not immediately known why he committed this act, however, his colleagues said that he was very upset when they last met him.

When contacted, a police official at Swabi police station said that they were informed by other transgenders about the incident and the police rushed the site immediately and shifted the body to district headquarters hospital.

DSP Headquarters Ijaz Abazai said that the late transgender had hanged himself with a ceiling fan in his house. He said that the deceased was identified as Samiullah, who hailed from Lower Dir district.

Published in Dawn, June 23rd, 2025