Hyderabad: Beggar arrested for murdering pedestrian

Hyderabad: The LB Nagar police arrested a beggar on charges of attacking a pedestrian in a robbery bid, which resulted in the latter’s death here on Monday. The suspect, V Raghavulu Narasimha alias Narsing (32) from Kanajiguda in Trimulgiri, who earns a living by begging, stays on the pavements at traffic signals, police said. Narsing […]

Hyderabad: The LB Nagar police arrested a beggar on charges of attacking a pedestrian in a robbery bid, which resulted in the latter’s death here on Monday.

The suspect, V Raghavulu Narasimha alias Narsing (32) from Kanajiguda in Trimulgiri, who earns a living by begging, stays on the pavements at traffic signals, police said.

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Narsing recently started committing robberies and snatching mobile phones from people on secluded roads in an inebriated condition.

On the night of December 14, he waylaid one A Krishna Reddy (48) at Kothapet, LB Nagar metro station and demanded money. When the victim refused to give, Narsing pushed him on the road median.

Krishna Reddy suffered grievous injuries on his head and fell unconscious. Narsing, decamped with cash of Rs 100 and mobile phone.

Krishna was shifted to the hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment on December 30.

The LB Nagar police, who booked a case of robbery and attempt to murder, altered it to murder and arrested Narsing, with the help of call data records from the victim’s mobile phone and CCTV footage.