Though the police are clueless about the motives, preliminary investigations reveal that a drunken brawl may have led to the stabbing.

According to the police, the deceased, Baljit Singh, working as a lathe operator in Sector 21 a few years ago, was admitted to the PGI at about 12.30 a.m. after his body, with blood oozing, was found by the roadside. He was declared dead at about 7 this morning.

Reported to be a "drunkard, drug addict and a financial wreck," he had left for Kullu, but had landed in the City, following a "fight with his family". His contacts here were being questioned by the police.

Sources say that 45-year-old Baljit Singh was last seen with a bed and a dressing table loaded on a rickshaw in Rajpura at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday evening. He had been quarrelling with the neighbours and family since morning, following which his father told him to leave the house, add sources.

The police have registered a case of murder under Section 302 Indian Penal Code and further investigations are on. No arrests have been made till late in the evening, the police sources said.