A 26-year-old woman was found dead near KSRTC bus stand in Thiruvananthapuram Attingal on Wednesday morning.  According to police, she was murdered using a knife which the police found nearby.

The woman has been identified as Surya S Nair, a resident of Palakkonam.

Speaking to The News Minute, Attingal circle inspector M Anil Kumar said they were confident of nabbing the alleged murderer as they have vital clues.

However, no arrests have been made in relation to the incident as of now. Police said that some of the local people saw the girl with her boy friend yesterday evening.

Police said the death assumed to have happened today early morning and the body was spotted by locals only on late afternoon despite being a busy area.