Manoj Kumar, a resident of Rajpura, had called up the Police Control Room after he was attacked. Police reached the spot and took him to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead, they said.
He had sustained deep injuries on the neck, probably inflicted with a sharp weapon. Loot is suspected to be the reason behind the incident and at least two persons may have been involved in the attack, police said.
SHO of Phase I Police Station, Sukhwinder Singh, said a case has been registered against unidentified persons on the basis of the statement by the victim's brother-in-law, Jawahar Lal.