Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Gurugram SHO Suspended Over Cremation of Murdered Realtor's Body
Yuvraj Singh Manchanda was found dead on September 10.
Police treated his body as unidentified and cremated it before his family had a chance to identify him.
The police had not put details about the body into ZipNet, a database used to share information about unidentified people and missing persons.
Yuvraj's sister took the matter to the Supreme Court.
The Court asked the police commissioners of Delhi and Gurugram to provide personal affidavits.
Gurugram Police suspended the local station house officer and had already suspended the investigating officer.
Disciplinary action may also be taken against other personnel.
Police have introduced new rules for monitoring cases involving unidentified bodies.
Badshahpur SHO Rajesh Bagri was suspended in connection with the case.
The body of 31-year-old realtor Yuvraj Singh Manchanda was found on September 10 and later cremated as unidentified.
Police did not upload details of the unidentified body to ZipNet before it was cremated.
Yuvraj's sister petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking a nationwide standard procedure for missing persons and unidentified bodies.
The Supreme Court sought personal affidavits from Delhi and Gurugram police commissioners, and Gurugram Police issued new guidelines.
- Who
- Yuvraj Singh Manchanda, his sister Harsimran Manchanda, and Gurugram police personnel.
- What
- A police lapse in handling and identifying Yuvraj's body led to suspensions, a Supreme Court petition, and new guidelines.
- When
- Yuvraj's body was found on September 10; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Badshahpur, Gurugram; the petition was brought before the Supreme Court.
- Why
- Police did not upload details of the unidentified body to ZipNet before it was cremated, preventing the family from identifying him in time.
- Deceased
- Yuvraj Singh Manchanda, 31, described as a realtor and sales manager
- Body recovered
- September 10
- Suspended station house officer
- Rajesh Bagri, Badshahpur SHO
- Previously suspended investigating officer
- ASI Sahoon Khan
- Database
- ZipNet, used by police to share information on unidentified bodies and missing persons
- Supreme Court action
- Sought personal affidavits from the police commissioners of Delhi and Gurugram
- New Gurugram guidelines
- The ACP (Headquarters) will monitor each unidentified body found in the district and serve as special nodal officer