Mass Suicide Attempt: 25 Transgenders Consume Phenyl In Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Reason Is Alleged Rape, Blackmail

Indore witnessed a tragic incident on Wednesday as twenty-five members of the transgender community were admitted to a government hospital after allegedly consuming phenyl together. According to reports quoting official sources, DCP Zone-4 Anand Kaladgi, senior police officers quickly arrived at the scene following reports of a commotion at a local residence.

“We received information about a situation of ruckus at a house,” Kaladgi told reporters, as reported by ANI.

The DCP added, “They learned that some of the individuals had consumed an unknown substance, causing several people to fall ill.” Ambulances were immediately dispatched to provide medical assistance.

Patients Stable, Condition Not Critical, Says Indore Doctor

Dr Basant Kumar Ningwal, superintendent-in-charge of the government-run Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital, told reporters, all patients are currently stable.

“Around 25 people from the transgender community have been admitted to our hospital. They have claimed to have consumed phenyl together,” Ningwal told agencies.

However, he cautioned that the substance consumed could not be independently confirmed at this stage.

“They have claimed to have consumed phenyl together, but this cannot be immediately confirmed,” he said.

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Indore Admin Says Investigation Underway

The motive behind the mass consumption remains unclear. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Dandotiya stated that the exact reason and the nature of the substance would only be determined after a thorough investigation.

“Only after investigation will it become clear as to what substance the transgender community people had consumed, and why,” Dandotiya said.

DCP Kaladgi confirmed that the individuals are receiving medical treatment and are in stable condition. He added that statements from the patients would be recorded once their health improves.

Meanwhile, a police officer cited in the report suggested that the incident might have stemmed from a dispute between two local groups within the transgender community.

Reason Behind The Indore Transgender Mass Suicide Attempt

Meanwhile, the police have booked two people for allegedly raping a trans person. Informing about the rape case, Additional DCP Crime Branch Rajesh Dandotiya identified the accused as Akshay and Pankaj, saying that they used to blackmail the victim by claiming to be journalists. The accused, posing as journalists, went to the transgender community’s dera in Nandlalpura in June 2025.

“The victim belongs to the Kinnar society. The victim has said that the two (accused), Akshay and Pankaj, who claimed to be journalists, used to threaten her that they would defame her and an FIR would be registered against her, as happened in the case of her gurus, who used to do Hindu-Muslim. On June 12, the accused went to the dera. The accused Pankaj assaulted the victim, sexually and physically,” Additional DCP Dandotiya told reporters.

The accused have been booked under section 18 of the Transgender Protection Act 2019 and for intimidation.

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