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The techie, recognized as Yuvraj Mehta, didn’t know learn how to swim. He displayed a valiant effort to remain afloat, getting out of his Grand Vitara and climbing onto its roof.
A 27-year-old Noida techie dies after drowning in 70-foot pit in Sector 150
A 27-year-old software program engineer drowned after his SUV went by way of a broken boundary wall, plunging right into a flooded pit dug for a industrial undertaking in Sector 150 round Friday midnight, January 17.
The techie, recognized as Yuvraj Mehta, didn’t know learn how to swim. He displayed a valiant effort to remain afloat, getting out of his Grand Vitara and climbing onto its roof. He repeatedly referred to as his father, switching on his telephone’s flashlight within the hope that rescuers would reply to his cries for assist.
Mehta, who labored with a buyer information science firm, Dunnhumby India, in Gurgaon, was heading again dwelling from work when the mishap occurred. Attributable to low visibility owing to the fog and lack of lights within the space, he negotiated a pointy flip close to ATS Le Gradiose as he couldn’t spot the hazard forward.
Since Yuvraj lives in the identical sector, his father Raj Mehta and the police reached the spot inside minutes after listening to his pleas. As a result of thick fog, they may not find Yuvraj however may hear his voice.
In the meantime, a passerby, Moninder, jumped into the chilling water to increase assist to Yuvraj. He, too, was unable to identify him. “Yuvraj stored pleading for assist,” he mentioned, as quoted by Instances of India.
Cops stood in silence
“He was screaming on the high of his voice for assist whereas standing on the automobile roof. The cops who initially went to the spot mentioned they may not swim. Cranes have been referred to as, however nobody entered the water to avoid wasting him”, mentioned Yuvraj’s pal, Pankaj Tokas, as quoted by the outlet.
The police workforce that reached the location first referred to as the fireplace division and groups from the Catastrophe Response Power, as his father stood there helplessly.
In accordance with sources, as cited by the outlet, the SDRF workforce reached the spot first however lacked the mandatory tools to hold out the rescue.
A workforce from the NDRF was then referred to as from Ghaziabad, which took one other hour. By 1:45 A.M., Yuvraj’s cries for assist had fallen silent. His physique was ultimately pulled out of the dig round 4:30 A.M., hours after his automobile had plunged into the drain.
In the meantime, the physique has been despatched for a autopsy, and an extra inquiry into the matter is underway.
January 18, 2026, 09:55 IST
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