₹4 Crore Property Dispute Surfaces in Delhi Realtor Killing Probe

Delhi Police are examining financial disputes involving two accused as part of the probe into realtor Yuvraj Singh Manchanda’s death.

What financial dealings are under scrutiny?

Investigators are examining whether Manchanda knew about alleged financial dealings and disputes involving his former colleagues Anya Vats and Sanyam Sachdeva before his death. Police have yet to establish a direct connection between these matters and the alleged killing.

One case involves a senior executive of a non-banking financial company who allegedly lost more than ₹1.2 crore after being threatened with purported Enforcement Directorate and Union Home Ministry notices. The cheating case was registered at Parliament Street police station in August.

How was the ₹1.2 crore allegedly obtained?

The complainant was allegedly targeted from September 2024 and sent what was presented as an ED notice. Sachdeva and Vats allegedly claimed they had high-level government connections and could help settle the matter.

Investigators were told that fabricated notices purportedly issued in the name of the Union Home Ministry referred to cases under laws including the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The complainant claimed he transferred more than ₹1.2 crore, primarily to Vats’ bank account, using personal savings, loans and money borrowed from family members. Vats allegedly later demanded another ₹26 crore and claimed ₹13.8 crore had been paid to government agencies on his behalf.

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What is the ₹4 crore property dispute?

Investigators are separately examining a dispute involving a Greater Noida property valued at around ₹4 crore. The matter involved Sachdeva, his estranged wife and Vats, according to the information available to investigators. Sachdeva’s estranged wife had also filed a domestic violence complaint.

Manchanda, Vats and Sachdeva had earlier worked together at a real estate firm. Police said Vats was subsequently removed from the company over alleged financial irregularities.

Vats, who has been arrested along with Sachdeva in connection with Manchanda’s alleged killing, has told investigators that she gave around ₹1 crore to Manchanda and the money was not returned. Police are verifying the claim and examining the nature of the transaction.

What are police trying to establish?

Investigators are seeking to determine whether Manchanda knew about the alleged activities and whether any of the financial disputes had a connection with the circumstances preceding his death.

Police are also examining the movement of an SUV allegedly used to transport Manchanda’s body. Investigators said the vehicle was taken to the residential society where Vats lived on September 6, the day Manchanda went missing.

CCTV footage allegedly showed the vehicle leaving the society the following day and being parked at a nearby facility until September 8.

What happened after Manchanda disappeared?

Police said the accused allegedly dumped Manchanda’s body in a drain within the Badshahpur police station limits in Gurugram on September 8 and fled the city the following day.

His body was recovered on September 10. His family has alleged that they were not informed about the recovery and that the unidentified body was cremated on September 14.

Gurugram Police conducted a post-mortem examination and are expected to provide Delhi Police with the report and other documents connected with the investigation. Officials said the material could help establish the cause of death and examine other forensic details. The precise manner in which Manchanda was allegedly killed has not been officially disclosed.