Delhi Court Criticizes Gurugram Police for Mishandling Murder Victim’s Cremation and Evidence

During a hearing before Judicial Magistrate First Class Rahul Jain, the Delhi court sharply condemned Gurugram police for a series of procedural lapses surrounding the death of real-estate professional Yuvraj Singh Manchanda. The magistrate noted that officers failed to inform the nearest executive magistrate of the inquest, did not upload the unidentified body to the ZIPNET system, and allowed the body to be cremated together with a watch and bracelet, depriving the family of their right to perform last rites.

Additional concerns included the absence of post-mortem videography and contradictory autopsy findings—one citing bullet injuries, another asphyxiation from drowning. Senior advocate Amit Prasad, representing Manchanda’s sister Harsimran, requested preservation of all records and digital material. Police claim Manchanda was killed by former colleague Anya Vats and her partner Sanyam Sachdeva, who were detained in Uttarakhand after confessing to moving the body for two days before dumping it in a sewer. The court reserved its order pending further review of the sister’s plea.