Digapahandi:Digapandi police has cracked the mystery of the death of a transgender and arrested a youth today.The deceased Archita bisoi @ Ajit(32)was found hanging dead in Fasiguda village under Digapahandi PS limits on 12/4/2025.The deceased person’s father reported at Digapahandi PS that deceased who is a transgender is his son. While he was working in Maa Kali Danda Nacha troupe,he developed intimacy with Bablu @ Umesh Maharana(26),of Digapahandi.Subsequently they lived together taking a house on rent at Gandhinagar 10th lane in Berhampur.Both were working as dancers in the said Dandanacha Group.Since the parents of both are poor,both borrowed money from each other during their need.But due to difference of opinion most of the times both quarrelled frequently.Like every year during Danda Nacha season,this year also Archita called his trasnsgender friends from Surat city and Mumbai to perform dance in Danda Nacha.They were performing their dance since 25.3.2025 in different locations of Ganjam district.On 10.4.25 after performing dance at Kanisi they were taking rest.In the evening suddenly there was quarrel between deceased and Bablu in the presence of their co-artists.Bablu abused the deceased and man-handled him.Deceased became insulted infront of his co-artists.Due to the interference of others both were separated and they left to Berhampur.Next day they proceeded to Fasiguda to perform Danda Nacha.Since that day he became sad and depressed.On 11.4.25 after performing dance he took rest in a room provided by the organisers at village Fasiguda along with his three transgenders. During evening hour they called the deceased to have a Darsahan and to attend Alati but the deceased denied to go on the plea that he was uncomfortable.When others went to the temple and attended Alati, night at about 10.30PM his friends again called him to take dinner,but the deceased again denied to go with them.Next day morning when the house owner went to take his bicycle from that house found the door was not locked from inside.When he opened the door found the deceased hanging from the beam of the house.Soon the news spreaded and deceaseds father lodged the complaint.Police registered a case and during investigation arrested Bablu today,basing the above facts and circumstances,as there is sufficient evidence U/S 108 BNS has been well made out against the accused Bablu,said Berhampur SP,Dr Saravana Vivek M.Arrested Bablu forwarded to court in the evening.
