Anya Vats (L), Victim Yuvraj Singh Manchanda (R)
Police are now probing whether Manchanda, who was allegedly killed by the couple in Gurgaon on Sept 6, had learnt about their alleged activities. Police have found that the couple allegedly targeted people close to them, including a former schoolmate of Sachdeva, who was duped of over Rs 1.2 crore after receiving a fake Enforcement Directorate notice. The complainant, a senior vice-president at a non-banking financial company that is a subsidiary of a public sector bank, told police that the extortion began in Sept 2024, when he received the fraudulent notice on WhatsApp allegedly involving an acquaintance. Vats later allegedly demanded another Rs 26 crore, claiming that Rs 13.8 crore had been paid to government agencies on his behalf.
The cheating case was registered at Parliament Street police station this August. The complainant eventually realised that he had allegedly fallen prey to a fraud racket and approached police.
Family raises issue over ZIPNET entry
The complainant allegedly transferred over Rs 1.2 crore primarily to Vats’ bank account, using his personal savings, loans and family borrowings. The body was found in Gurgaon on Sept 10. Gurgaon Police, however, said there was no delay on its part and Delhi Police should have lodged a missing FIR within 24 hours of receiving the information from the family.
Manchanda’s family has claimed that even on Sept 16, Gurgaon Police uploaded his entry in the “Unidentified persons found” portal on ZIPNET instead of “Unidentified dead bodies”.