59-year-old transgender politician shot dead at her Ghaziabad house

Police said they were close to apprehending the accused but did not want to name the person at this point.

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“The motive in the case seems to be a personal dispute born out of financial dealings between the two. The accused was close to the victim, and we are close to identifying the location. An arrest will be made soon. More details will emerge once questioning takes place,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Ghaziabad, Dharmender Yadav said.

Police said the accused probably had friendly entry into the house, which points to a well-planned attack.

“The shooting took place at a time when a train was passing by, which muffled the sound of the gunshot. This is why the body was only discovered in the morning when someone entered Rani’s room and saw her lying in a pool of blood. Further investigations are underway,” a senior officer said.

Rani had fought the local body elections, the Assembly polls in 2009, as well as the general elections in 2014.