A body of a man has been recovered in a bush at Panchkhal Municipality -6, along the Araniko Highway.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar Shrestha, the body of a man was found around eight metres down the road in the bushes.

A team of police officials reached the spot and collected the body after a preliminary investigation.

The body has been kept safely at Dhulikhel mortuary for post-mortem, the police said.