India, July 1 -- A woman was reportedly murdered in public view at a Madhya Pradesh hospital on Friday by an unidentified man, who killed her by slitting her throat, without being intervened by bystanders.

The 23-year-old trainee nurse was murdered in a hospital in Narsinghpur district, according to PTI news agency.

As per officials, the accused saw the nurse, Sandhya Choudhary, at the hospital and charged at her with a knife and slit her throat.

"The city has been cordoned off to nab the person. The motive behind the crime has not been ascertained," Kotwali police station in charge Gaurav Ghate said. A murder case has been registered as efforts continue to nab the accused.

District hospital civil surgeon Dr GC Chaurasia said he was i...