NEW DELHI: A Rs 1.2-crore cheating case and a separate dispute over a property worth around Rs 4 crore have come under the scanner in the probe into the killing of Delhi executive Yuvraj Singh Manchanda, with investigators examining whether he had learnt about the alleged financial dealings involving his former colleagues Anya Vats and Sanyam Sachdeva before his death.Police, however, are yet to establish any direct link between the two cases and Manchanda’s alleged killing. Officials said the cases are being examined as part of the background of the accused and to understand the nature of their financial dealings.The cheating case was registered at Parliament Street police station in August following a complaint by a senior executive of a non-banking financial company, who was a former schoolmate of Sachdeva, a senior police officer said.According to the complaint, the executive was allegedly targeted from September 2024 and sent what was purported to be a notice from the Enforcement Directorate.Sachdeva and Vats allegedly told him they had high-level government connections and could help settle the matter.They allegedly used fabricated notices purportedly issued in the name of the Union Home Ministry and referred to purported cases under laws including the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the officer said.The complainant alleged that he transferred more than Rs 1.2 crore, primarily to Vats’ bank account, arranging the money through his savings, loans and borrowings from family members.Vats allegedly later demanded another Rs 26 crore and claimed that Rs 13.8 crore had been paid to government agencies on the complainant’s behalf.The FIR also mentions a message allegedly sent to the complainant in which he was pressured to repay the money before a deadline. The message read: “Sell your wife/do anything, just repay this.”Investigators are now examining whether Manchanda knew about these alleged activities and whether this could have any connection with the circumstances leading to his death.Police are also looking into a separate dispute involving a property in Greater Noida valued at around Rs 4 crore and involving Sachdeva, his estranged wife and Vats.Sachdeva’s estranged wife had also filed a domestic violence complaint, sources said.Manchanda, Vats and Sachdeva had earlier worked together at a real estate firm. Vats was subsequently removed from the company over alleged financial irregularities, according to police.Vats, who along with Sachdeva has been arrested in connection with Manchanda’s alleged killing, has told investigators that she had given around Rs 1 crore to the executive and that the money had not been returned, sources said.Police are verifying the claim, the nature of the transaction and whether it was connected to any of the financial disputes or alleged irregularities being examined.According to investigators, the SUV allegedly used to transport Manchanda’s body was taken to a residential society where Vats lived on September 6, the day he went missing.CCTV footage showed that the vehicle was moved out of the society the following day and parked at a facility near the residential complex, where it remained until September 8.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, police said.Manchanda’s 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.Manchanda had gone to Gurugram on September 6 to meet Vats, a former colleague. Police have arrested Vats and Sachdeva in connection with his alleged killing. Investigators have been examining their movements and the circumstances surrounding his death.A post-mortem examination was conducted by Gurugram police.The force is expected to hand over its report and other documents related to the murder investigation to Delhi Police, officials said.The documents are expected to help investigators establish the cause of death and examine other forensic details.The details of how Manchanda was allegedly killed have not been officially disclosed.(With PTI inputs)
