Woman techie burnt alive by classmate in Chennai

In Tamil Nadu, a transman in Chennai burnt alive her techie friend under the pretext of giving her a surprise on her birthday eve.The suspect identified as Vetrimaran was arrested and remanded to judicial custody.The accused, a trans man who had changed his name from Pandi Maheswari to Vetrimaran, blindfolded, chained and burnt R Nandhini alive, under the pretext of surprising her on her birthday eve on Saturday, at Thalambur near Kelambakkam, Chennai’s southern suburb, according to the police. The victim, a 25-year-old software engineer from Madurai, working in the state capital did not suspect his intentions, as Vetrimaran said he wanted to surprise Nandhini ahead of her birthday, the report added. Nandhini was residing at her relative's house in Chennai. 
Vetrimaran reportedly invited Nandhini for what was supposed to be a birthday surprise, but the evening turned into a nightmare for the 24-year-old. According to the police, local residents discovered Nandhini, still chained and burning, and immediately rushed her to the hospital, where she died. Investigations revealed a dark turn in the relationship between the two. Having studied together in Madurai, Nandhini continued the friendship even after Vetrimaran underwent a sex-change operation. Both of them had worked together in a private IT firm in Thoraipakkam.According to the police, the motive behind this gruesome act seems to stem from Vetrimaran's suspicion that Nandhini had developed an interest in others.