Transgender, 28, found murdered in coconut grove

Trichy: A 28-year-old transgender was found murdered near No 1 toll gate in Trichy on Wednesday night.

The body of Manikandan alias Manimegalai, from Mannachanallur area was found with her throat slit at a coconut grove in Vazhavandhapuram on the Trichy – Chennai national highway.

Locals spotted the body and informed the Kollidam police. Police investigated whether the murder happened at the coconut grove, or the murderer(s) dumped the body there after murdering her somewhere else.

Police said on Thursday that they were yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder. The body was shifted to the government hospital in Srirangam where a postmortem was performed. It was later handed over to the family members.

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