Mysore/Mysuru: A trader has been found murdered and the body with throat slit open was found in a vacant building at Adishwara Layout yesterday.

The deceased has been identified as Ravish (36), a resident of Yelwal in city. A native of Pandavapura taluk in Mandya district, Ravish was running a shop at Hootagalli and was residing at a rented house in Yelwal. The reason and motive behind the murder is yet to be known, said the Police.

Yelwal Police, who have registered a case are investigating.