Deranged man kills rag-picker to save him from heat

HYDERABAD, June 6: A rag-picker aged about 70 years was brutally murdered by a mentally delinquent Venkatesh here last night under strange conditions.

Ramaiah had been living on the footpath in Narayanaguda and had been eking out a livelihood by picking rags.

A few days ago, 35-year-old Venkatesh joined Ramaiah. Later, Venkatesh began teasing Ramaiah and asked him how long he was going to live braving the severe summer.

"Shall I kill you since you are not dying?" he asked one day. Ramaiah did not take these words seriously but Venkatesh picked up a huge stone and