Sanjana Kunwar
Age 3927 Nov 2024
Umarwada, Surat (India)
Stabbed

Sanjana was stabbed by her partner during an argument.
A 39-year-old transgender person was stabbed to death, allegedly by their partner who wanted to end the relationship, in [the] Salabatpura area of Surat on Wednesday.
The incident took place at the rented house of the accused that he shared with his mother in Umarwada tenement, police said. The deceased was identified as Sanjana Kunwar. The accused, Jethwa Kishan Kumar (29), was arrested later in the day.
Police said the accused and the victim, a resident of Katargam area in Surat, had been in a relationship for over a decade. Kumar often used to stay at Kunwar’s house and vice versa.
Police said Kunwar, who earned by panhandling and performing at auspicious events, used to financially support Kumar who was jobless. Police said that for the last few months, the accused had been wanting to end the relationship and was avoiding meeting Kunwar.
When Kunwar could not reach him on phone for the last few days, they went to Kumar’s house on Tuesday and stayed with him, police added. On Wednesday morning, when Kumar’s mother went out to run an errand, a quarrel ensued between him and Kunwar following which he repeatedly stabbed his partner before leaving the house, police said.