The Malvani police on Wednesday identified the 35-year-old man, whose body was found in an open ground near Kharodi chapel on Tuesday morning. The victim has been identified as Ashok Yadav. He resided in the same locality and was in the fabrication business

The victim’s throat was slit with a sharp knife and the body was found under a bench near the boundary wall of the ground. Some boys playing cricket in the ground noticed the body and informed the morning walkers, who alerted the police.