Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Delhi Realtor Killing Probe Examines Fraud and Property Disputes
Police are investigating the death of Delhi realtor Yuvraj Singh Manchanda.
They are also looking at money disputes involving two people arrested in the case.
One investigation concerns an alleged scam involving more than Rs 1.2 crore.
A finance company executive says he was pressured using fake government notices.
Another investigation concerns a property in Greater Noida worth about Rs 4 crore.
Police have not yet shown that these disputes caused Manchanda’s death.
They say his body was taken to Gurugram and left in a drain.
Investigators are waiting for medical and forensic documents to learn more about what happened.
Police are examining alleged fraud cases and a property dispute involving Anya Vats and Sanyam Sachdeva.
A non-banking finance executive allegedly transferred more than Rs 1.2 crore after receiving fabricated government notices.
Investigators have not established a direct link between those financial disputes and Yuvraj Singh Manchanda’s killing.
Police say Manchanda’s body was allegedly dumped in a Gurugram drain on September 8 and recovered two days later.
Vats and Sachdeva have been arrested in connection with the alleged killing, while forensic documents remain pending.
- Who
- Delhi realtor Yuvraj Singh Manchanda, along with Anya Vats and Sanyam Sachdeva, who have been arrested in connection with the alleged killing.
- What
- Police are investigating Manchanda’s alleged killing while examining related fraud allegations, a property dispute and possible financial motives.
- When
- Manchanda reportedly went missing on September 6; his body was allegedly dumped on September 8 and recovered on September 10. The fraud case was registered in August.
- Where
- The investigation involves Delhi, a Greater Noida property and a drain within the Badshahpur police station limits in Gurugram.
- Why
- Investigators are assessing the accused’s financial dealings and whether Manchanda knew about alleged activities that could be connected to his death.
Investigators’ Assessment
Accused-Related Claims
Connection to the killing
Investigators’ Assessment
Police are examining whether Manchanda knew about alleged financial dealings and disputes involving Vats and Sachdeva, but have not established a direct link.
Accused-Related Claims
The reported allegations and disputes remain claims under verification; the accused’s position on any connection to the killing is not stated in the report.
Money allegedly owed
Investigators’ Assessment
Investigators are verifying Vats’s claim that she gave around Rs 1 crore to Manchanda and that he did not return it.
Accused-Related Claims
Vats has told investigators that the money was given to Manchanda and remained unpaid.
Financial dealings
Investigators’ Assessment
Police are examining allegations that Vats and Sachdeva used fabricated Enforcement Directorate and Union Home Ministry notices to obtain money from a former schoolmate.
Accused-Related Claims
The report does not include a response from Vats or Sachdeva to the cheating allegations.
- Victim
- Yuvraj Singh Manchanda, a Delhi realtor
- Arrested suspects
- Anya Vats and Sanyam Sachdeva
- Alleged fraud amount
- More than Rs 1.2 crore transferred by a non-banking financial company executive
- Additional demand
- Vats allegedly demanded another Rs 26 crore
- Property dispute
- A Greater Noida property valued at around Rs 4 crore
- Body recovery
- Manchanda’s body was recovered on September 10 after it was allegedly dumped in a Gurugram drain
- Pending evidence
- Gurugram police are expected to provide the post-mortem report and other investigation documents to Delhi Police