Amritsar, June 2 -- A government school teacher was hacked to death by two motorcycle-borne assailants in the Jandiala area of Amritsar district on Monday, police said.

The incident took place around 11 am when the victim Jagdeep Singh, a resident of Talwandi village, was returning home after dropping his daughter at a tuition centre, they said.

"Jagdeep was intercepted by two unidentified youths on a motorcycle attacked with sharp-edged weapons. He died on the spot," said a police official.

Police teams were rushed to the site and a probe has been initiated. "The exact motive behind the murder is yet to be established. However, initial inquiries indicate that the crime could be linked to an attempted robbery," said police.

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