Hyderabad, Jan. 28 -- A 67-year-old widow was brutally murdered and secretly buried inside the compound of a fast food centre in Halia town of Nalgonda district after repeatedly asking for Rs 1,300 she was owed, police said on Tuesday, January 27.

The victim, Anasuyamma, a daily wage labourer who lived alone, had sold fair-price rice to Ramulu aged 60, who runs a fast food centre on Devarakonda Road.

Though he had paid part of the amount, police said he failed to clear the remaining Rs 1,300 despite repeated demands from the elderly woman.

According to police, Ramulu called Anasuyamma to his residence-cum-fast food centre on January 24, allegedly to settle the dues. Halia sub-inspector B Sai Prashant said Ramulu was intoxicated when an...