A Delhi court on Thursday said the Gurugram police had “botched” the investigation into the death of real estate sales professional Yuvraj Singh Manchanda , who went missing on September 6, observing that the post-mortem report did not mention any bullet injuries allegedly sustained by him.
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“There has been a botch up by the [Gurugram] police. The court was hearing a plea while hearing a plea moved by Manchanda’s sister, Dr Harsimran Manchanda, through senior advocate Amit Prasad, seeking preservation and production of records and digital material related to his death. The judge also noted that Manchanda’s body had already been cremated and that the Gurugram police had not videographed the post-mortem examination.
A major concern raised by Manchanda’s family in the plea was that the Badshahpur police allegedly cremated his body on September 14 as that of an unidentified person, despite the Lajpat Nagar FIR having been registered three days earlier. Their post mortem report says that the death was caused due to asphyxia but does not mention any bullet injuries on the deceased’s neck.
It is a complete hotchpotch on their part,” said judicial magistrate first class Rahul Jain of Saket courts. The matter will next be heard on Saturday, when the court has directed the investigating officer and the SHO of Badshahpur police station to be present in person and asked Manchanda’s counsel to assist the court in pointing to the alleged lapse in Guguram police’s investigation.
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Because the accused allegedly took his phone and continued messaging his family for two days, giving the impression that he was alive, delhi Police said Manchanda’s family in Sarita Vihar did not approach the police until September 11.
