This is an archive article published on August 17, 2022
‘Denied rented house’, Karnataka transgender person says she has sought mercy killing
Rehana says she has petitioned Kodagu deputy commissioner Sateesha B C to 'fix a date for her mercy killing' as she is not able to endure the mental suffering, torture, humiliation, and the violation of her human rights.
The transgender person said she had asked deputy commissioner Sateesha B C to "fix a date for her mercy killing” as she was not able to endure the mental suffering and violation of her human rights.(Representational photo) A transgender person in Karnataka said on Wednesday that she had petitioned the Kodagu district administration seeking mercy killing after being repeatedly denied a house on rent.
According to Rehana, a resident of Madikeri, she had said in her petition that she had been denied a rented house because of her transgender identity. She also wrote that she was forced to beg to make a living and was staying in a lodge room.
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In a video, Rehana said whenever she approached landlords, they had refused to rent out a house to her. She also claimed she had submitted several memorandums to district administration before, but in vain.
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