Thirty-year-old Sarang Punekar, the first transgender student of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), died by suicide in Rajasthan on Wednesday. Her last rites were performed in Pune on Thursday.

Pune-based transgender activist Sarang Punekar passed away on Wednesday. Sarang completed her education from Pune University. She was a poet from Pune and had participated in many movements.