FAKE MONK ASSASSINATED
There was a fake monk at Vijayanagaram who indulged in several crimes including murders. He was very clever and eloquent. He looked smart and well dressed. He also behaved politely. But in true life, he was cruel and wicked. His mode of operation was strange. If there was animosity between two people, he
would favour the rich man among them and collect money from him. He will promise to destroy the enemy. Then he will reach the enemy’s house and stay there pretending as a monk. When the time comes he will poison the host’s food. The enemy will either die or become a mental patient. This was the queer mode of operation of the monk. He had cheated several people like this. But Tenali Raman identified the true colour of the ‘sanyasi’.
One day, Raman met the monk on his way. At that time, a man cheated by the monk also came near them. The man had become a mental patient due to the misdeeds of the monk. Raman caught hold of the mental patient and introduced him to the monk. The fake ‘sanyasi’ looked seriously at the mental patient. He soon became a violent person and killed the monk. Raman was excited. ‘A fake is dead’, he consoled himself. The mental patient walked away after a ‘successful mission’.