Succession battle led to eunuch's murder, 1 held
Megha Sood, Hindustan Times
Mumbai, November 29, 2010
First Published: 01:51 IST(29/11/2010)
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Succession-battle-led-to-eunuch-s-murder-1-held/Article1-632137.aspxThe murder of a eunuch community leader at Parksite has been solved. On Saturday night, the police arrested an associate of the late community leader, who had been tipped to be successor of the All India Hijara Association by the deceased herself, deputy commissioner of police, Zone 7, Sanjay
Shintre said.
The police said Barkat Ali alias Asha Ansar, 49, hired goons to kill Shabbir Mohammed Ansar alias Gopiamma, 55, the president of the association, so that she could not change her mind and name somebody else as her successor.
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Succession race behind murder of eunuch: Cops
V Narayan, TNN, Nov 29, 2010, 12.55am IST
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Succession-race-behind-murder-of-eunuch-Cops/articleshow/7007036.cmsMUMBAI: The Parksite police in Vikhroli on Sunday claimed to have solved the murder of 55-year-old Shabbir Mohammed Ansar alias Gopiamma, president of the All-India Association of Eunuchs, with the arrest of Ravi Padmanaban Reddy (49) alias Ashaamma.
Ashaamma, also a eunuch, was said to be close to Gopiamma and slated to succeed her as president of the association. During interrogation, Ashaamma reportedly told police that she committed the crime as she was in a hurry to take over the reins of the association and become the supreme authority of eunuchs.
