A transgender was first kidnapped and then gang-raped by at least nine people Gulbahar neighbourhood of Peshawar on Monday.Sources said that the crime was committed because she was advocating for the rights of the transgender community.The culprits also threatened to kill S* if she disclosed to anyone about the incident.Taimur Kamal, a rights activist, told The Express Tribune that an organised gang was behind the crime on the marginalised community in Peshawar."Law enforcers are reluctant to take action against the gang despite the series of attacks," he added.While another rights activist Qamar Naseem claimed that the police did not send the victim for medical examination in a bid to save the culprits.On January 17, a transgender was shot and injured in Peshawar.Abid, who is also known as Sonia, was fired upon in the Pahandu area of the city and had to be rushed to the hospital in a critical condition.*Name withheld to protect the victim's identity.