India, Jan. 22 -- A 45-year-old retired navy personnel died after allegedly being accidentally stabbed in the chest by his wife while she was trying to support him in an inebriated condition at their residence in Nakhrola, Manesar, police said on Wednesday.

Police said the incident took place between 7pm and 7.30pm on Sunday inside the couple's home. Family members initially attempted to cover up the incident by claiming that the man had died due to cardiac arrest, investigators said.

The deceased was identified as Sunil Kumar, who was working with a private firm in Manesar at the time of his death. Police said Kumar had served in the Indian navy for five years and retired in 2002.

A senior police official said that the wife was choppi...