India, Dec. 25 -- The decomposed body of a 38-year-old Gurugram resident was recovered from his car, found abandoned on the roadside in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Deepak Kumar, a resident of Jatauli village in Garhi Harsaru, who had been missing since December 18, police said. His body was found in the rear seat of his Maruti Suzuki WagonR near Kishangarh Bans in Khairthal, they added.

According to investigators, two residents of Jatauli had hired Kumar's car to travel to Rajasthan. As no driver was available, Kumar himself decided to drop the passengers and return to Gurugram by the night of December 18. However, he did not return and later became untraceab...