India, Feb. 6 -- Palghar police on Wednesday recovered the body of 60-year-old man who was reported missing more than a week ago from the forest near Boresheti village. The old man was part of 12-member amateur hunters' group that went on an expedition in the forest on January 28 and was accidentally shot dead by one of the group members, said police.

Rumours suggest another member of the group who died three days later also received bullet injuries during the expedition which led to his death. But police dismissed the claim saying he died to illness.

The area around Boresheti village is hilly and densely forested. According to residents of nearby villages, it is inhabited by tigers and a large number of wild boars weighing above 200 kg...