India, July 15 -- A Delhi Police constable on the run since allegedly shooting his wife dead on her birthday in east Delhi, killed himself too on Tuesday evening, police said. He shot himself with his service pistol, said an officer. The body of Manish Bhati was found lying behind a five-star hotel in Mayur Vihar.

A police officer said a team got information at 6 pm about a body lying behind a hotel.

"The team immediately rushed to the spot and found Bhati's body. Initial investigation suggested that he shot himself. Further investigation into the matter is underway," the officer added.

Bhati, a 2022-batch Delhi Police constable posted with the Anti Auto Theft Squad (AATS), had been on the run since Monday after allegedly shooting his ...