Manesar is a town and municipal corporation, known as New gurgaon city in the Gurugram district of the state of Haryana, India and a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi.

Its proximity to the burgeoning city of Gurugram has in recent years caused its character and demographics to change dramatically.

[5] Attempts by the Government of Haryana to acquire additional land for expansion of the IMT development from 2011 led to numerous protests and legal challenges from farmers and other residents.

[11][12] These were resolved in 2014 when it bought a total of 688 acres (278 ha) from three villages (Manesar, Nakhrola and Naurangpur) at a price set by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

[11] On 17 September 2015, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a First Information Report under various sections of the Indian Penal Code relating to forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy.

The scam had allegedly resulted in a 15 billion INR loss to farmers in Manesar and the adjoining villages of Naurangpur and Lakhnoula whose land, amounting to 400 acres (160 ha), had been threatened with government purchase for "public purpose".

Faced with the threat of government acquisition, farmers sold at knock-down prices, averaging 25 percent of market value, to real estate developers.

The court said:[15] The acquisition process was withdrawn with fraudulent intentions after the land was purchased by the private builders in active connivance with state functionaries.

It was not a mere bonanza or a deal, but denoted quid pro quo.Manesar municipal corporation and Manesar tehsil were established in 2020.

[16] In November 2020, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced the creation of a new municipal corporation in Manesar.

A built-up area of over 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2) spread over four floors houses the exhibition galleries, library and reference centre, conference rooms, mini auditorium, the museum shop, and a restaurant facility.

300 Indian students airlifted from Wuhan district of China were quarantined and observed for 14 days, after which those with no symptoms were allowed to go home.