A girl child was murdered for a small piece of gold in the Saroornagar area of the city on Wednesday.
According to police, Ramya Sri, the four-and-half-year old girl was kidnapped by a woman living next door and murdered for the ear rings the girl was wearing. Lakshmi, the woman was allegedly strangled the little girl and threw her body in Talabkatta in the old city. Police have arrested Lakshmi. (NSS)