Hermaphrodite shot over Eid toll
Around 150 agitated hermaphrodites (hijra) attacked the residents of an Uttara house yesterday afternoon after the residence owner shot injured one of their accomplices when they were trying to extort money from residents.
Injured Rina, 22, was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Police and locals said house owner Asgar Ali fired a gunshot with his licensed revolver when a gang of seven to eight members of hijras stormed his house on Road 15 in Section 12 around 4:00pm and demanded money as Eid gift. When refused, they swooped on his family members.
Following the incident, around 150 hijras thronged the area and attempted to vandalise the house. Police and Rab members however resisted them.
A tension was prevailing in Uttara as the angry hijras were roaming the area.
Nandini, another hijra who was present during the incident, told The Daily Star the house owner fired at them when they went to protest at misbehaviour conducted by security guards.
Uttara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Khandker Rezaul Hasan said Asgar opened firing in self-defence.
Police have seized the revolver.
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