A man was hacked to death by four unidentified miscreants in broad daylight on the Jagannath Ballav Road here on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Arjun Baral (38) of Harekrushnapur under the Chandanpur police limits.
According to information, Baral, a timber trader, was attacked by the four persons at around 10 am while he was returning home by his motorcycle after dropping his daughter at her school. Sustaining injuries in the attack, he fell off the two-wheeler. Though he tried to run away in a bid to save his life, the attackers hacked him with a sword and then fled from the spot.
On being informed, police reached the spot and started investigation. Though the reason behind the killing was yet to be ascertained, it was suspected that the incident was fallout of past enmity.