A 31-year-old Delhi man who left a restaurant after telling his family he had to meet a former colleague in Gurugram was allegedly murdered over a suspected financial dispute, police said. His body was allegedly dumped in a drain in Gurugram.
After failing to contact him, the family approached Lajpat Nagar police station and filed a missing-person report on September 11. The family has alleged that Gurugram police had recovered Manchanda’s body on September 10 but did not inform them. They also claimed that details of the unidentified body were not uploaded on the Zonal Integrated Police Network (ZIPNET), a government platform used to circulate information about unidentified bodies, within the required timeframe.
On September 6, Manchanda went shopping with his sisters at Lajpat Nagar market for his wedding. The family later stopped for food at the Golden Dragon restaurant at around 4.15 p.m. Manchanda spoke to them by phone at around 7 p.m. and said he would be home by 10 p.m, according to his family. The body was cremated by authorities on September 14, two days before they were informed of his death, according to the family.
However, he did not return. Repeated attempts by his family to contact him went unanswered. Manchanda’s family has sought preservation and access to his post-mortem report, investigation documents, photographs, DNA samples and personal belongings. Police suspect that a financial dispute may have been the motive behind the alleged murder. However, Manchanda’s family has claimed that Vats has not disclosed the actual reason for the killing.
