India, May 12 -- The body of a man accused of murdering his wife in Gurugram earlier this month was recovered from the Dhoda river in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district on Sunday, with police suspecting he died by suicide while evading arrest.

The deceased had been untracable since May 6, when he allegedly stabbed his wife to death outside their house in Gurugram, police said. His body was found floating in the Shergarh area, around one kilometre from his ancestral home in Buyodha village in Bareilly. Bareilly police recovered the body and alerted Gurugram police.

"We have received information about the accused's death from local police. We are coordinating with UP police for further details. Future action will be taken accordingly," sai...