When police recovered the body of 31‑year‑old Delhi realtor Yuvraj Singh Manchanda on September 10, the officer in charge, Rajesh Bagri, ordered cremation without logging the case in ZipNet, the inter‑state database that tracks unidentified bodies.
Harsimran Manchanda filed a petition with the Supreme Court, alleging the body’s details were omitted from ZipNet and demanding a uniform SOP for unidentified bodies; the Court has now asked Delhi and Gurugram police commissioners to submit personal affidavits.
The Court’s findings prompted the suspension of Badshahpur SHO Rajesh Bagri, ASI Sahoon Khan, and a control‑room official, with a departmental inquiry underway.
Gurugram Police have rolled out fresh protocols, designating the ACP (HQ) as the nodal officer for every unidentified body and assigning a senior Crime Branch officer to report directly to the DCP (Crime).
For Harsimran, the delay has turned a grieving day into a legal battle; she says the cremation denied her brother a chance to be identified and mourned properly.
An inquiry report is due in early November, after which the Court will decide whether to impose further penalties on the department.