# Court slams Gurgaon police for cremating murder victim before ID

2026-09-24T19:26:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

A Delhi court has strongly criticised Gurgaon Police for what it called a 'botched' investigation into the murder of real estate executive Yuvraj Singh Manchanda. Judicial Magistrate First Class Rahul Jain of Saket court made the remark while hearing a compliance report, saying the body had been cremated before identification. The court noted delays in uploading details to the ZIPNET database, which prevented the family from linking the body in time. Senior advocate Amit Prasad, representing Manchanda's sister, pointed to a discrepancy in cause of death. The Gurgaon Police post-mortem report cited asphyxia due to drowning, while Delhi Police said the accused confessed to shooting Manchanda twice in the neck and dumping the body in a drain. The two accused, former colleagues Anya Vats and Sanyam Sachdeva, have been arrested in Uttarakhand. The court will hear the matter again on Saturday.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three sources report the court's criticism without notable slant, focusing on the ZIPNET delay and the cause-of-death discrepancy. The Times of India stories give slightly more space to the procedural timeline, while rediff.com adds detail on the family's preservation demands. None of the outlets challenge the police version or the court's language. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The key next step is Saturday's hearing, where the court will examine CCTV footage preservation and the police compliance report.

## Coverage

- rediff.com (neutral report) <https://www.rediff.com/news/report/gurugram-police-botched-realtor-murder-probe-delhi-court/20260924.htm>
  PTI-sourced wire copy led with court quote, no additional framing
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/realty-exec-death-hasty-cremation-by-gurgaon-police-botched-up-probe-says-court/articleshow/134468757.cms>
  Duplicates PTI copy, same neutral wire reporting
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/botched-probe-delhi-court-says-police-cremated-executive-yuvraj-manchandas-body-before-identification/articleshow/134467869.cms>
  Duplicates PTI copy, same neutral wire reporting

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