A newly surfaced video seems to point out the final moments of 27-year-old Yuvraj Mehta, the Noida techie who drowned after his automotive plunged right into a water-filled pit final Saturday.
The footage, broadly circulating on social media and reported by information channels, exhibits rescue groups at work, with the dim glow of Mehta’s telephone torch seen on the water’s floor via thick fog. Voices from the rescuers could be heard telling him to stay calm.
HT has not independently verified the video.
It additionally confirmed the rescue groups struggling to enter the water pit in low visibility regardless of a number of makes an attempt.
The clip has emerged amid ongoing investigations into the incident that claimed the Noida techie’s life on the evening of January 16.
Noida techie’s dying: A tragedy, and civic failure
Software program engineer Yuvraj Mehta was employed in Gurugram and lived in Noida. On Saturday, he was driving house when his car fell right into a deep excavation close to a building website in Larger Noida’s Sector 150.
He clung to the automotive and waited for help for nearly two hours whereas police, the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power (NDRF), and the State Catastrophe Response Power (SDRF) tried a rescue within the foggy situations.
Yuvraj’s father, Raj Kumar Mehta, was additionally current on the scene. Police recovered Mehta’s automotive from the location on Tuesday night, three days after the accident. Forensic groups collected samples from the situation and measured the street and the drain on Wednesday. Officers additionally examined the pit, which now seems to be like a pond after being crammed with water over time.
A Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) has been arrange by the Uttar Pradesh authorities to probe the case.
Two FIRs filed
The primary FIR within the case was filed on January 18, based mostly on a criticism from Mehta’s father in opposition to MZ Wiztown Planners and Lotus Greens. It cited negligence, culpable murder not amounting to homicide, and endangering life.
One other FIR has been registered in opposition to 5 people linked to the 2 corporations. They’ve been recognized as Abhay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Manish Kumar, Anchal Bohra, and Nirmal Kumar.
The case includes alleged breaches of environmental and air pollution laws tied to the waterlogged pit in Sector 150 that triggered Mehta’s dying.
The criticism was filed by a police officer and described a patrol on January 20 that uncovered a big and large pit at plot SC-02/A3 in Sector 150, close to a public street. The excavation, apparently dug with heavy gear, has held water for years. It’s deep, with stagnant water changing into muddy and polluted. Rain has washed rubbish into it, worsening air high quality and creating well being hazards.
Investigations revealed that the plot was bought from the Noida Authority in 2014 by Lotus Greens Building Pvt Ltd, and transferred in 2020 to MZ Wiztown Planners Pvt Ltd. Lotus Greens retains a stake within the property. Police detained Abhay Kumar, director of MZ Wiztown Planners, on Tuesday. Two extra builders have been arrested on Thursday in reference to the case.
“The arrested accused have been recognized as Ravi Bansal, a resident of Faridabad, and Sachin Karnwal, a resident of Ghaziabad,” a police official instructed PTI.
The official stated each arrested individuals are related to actual property developer Lotus Greens, though their precise designations throughout the firm couldn’t be confirmed instantly.
