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Gurugram Cop Suspended After Realtor's Body Cremated As Unidentified
- •The Badshahpur SHO was suspended after police cremated the body of 31-year-old realtor Yuvraj Singh Manchanda as unidentified without updating the ZipNet database.
- •Yuvraj Singh Manchanda's sister approached the Supreme Court alleging severe police negligence after the body was cremated before the family could identify it.
- •The Supreme Court took cognisance of the matter and sought personal affidavits from the police commissioners of Delhi and Gurugram.
- •Five Gurugram police personnel face disciplinary action, including the investigating officer ASI Sahoon Khan and the Badshahpur SHO.
- •Gurugram Police have issued fresh guidelines where the ACP Headquarters will monitor every unidentified body found in the district as a special nodal officer.
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The Badshahpur SHO, along with multiple other police personnel, was suspended after the police cremated the body of 31-year-old realtor Yuvraj Singh Manchanda as "unidentified" without uploading its details to the ZipNet database before his family could identify him.
The Supreme Court took cognisance of the matter after Yuvraj’s sister approached the court and sought personal affidavits from the police commissioners of Delhi and Gurugram. Additionally, Gurugram Police issued fresh guidelines requiring the ACP (Headquarters) to monitor every unidentified body as a special nodal officer.
Disciplinary measures and suspensions targeted Badshahpur SHO Rajesh Bagri and the investigating officer, ASI Sahoon Khan, due to negligence in identifying the body and executing legal formalities. Further disciplinary action is also likely against a control room official and two forensic team members.
