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FIR filed against builder after Noida techie drowns in construction site pit

Posted on: Jan 18, 2026 17:15 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
FIR filed against builder after Noida techie drowns in construction site pit
AN fir tree has been registered against the detergent builder after a 27-year-old computer software engine driver reportedly drowned after his gondola broke through the boundary wall of a roadside drain and fell into a water-filled basement at an under-construction building in Greater Noida’s Sector 150 in the early hours of Saturday.Also read: ‘Papa, I am stuck’: What Noida techie told father before drowning in ditch after car crashThe deceased has been identified as Yuvraj Mehta who worked as a software engineer in Gurugram. According to the police, Mehta was driving a Grand Vitara when he lost control while taking a turn. The vehicle hit the boundary wall of the drain and fell into the flooded basement, they said.The police, around midnight, roped in teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the state disaster response force, and the fire department. After several hours of searching, the teams recovered the body of the deceased, HT reported earlier. The victim’s friends alleged the teams were unable to respond in a timely manner. “The rescue teams arrived only by 2.30am and could not even enter the water till 3.20am,” Pankaj, a friend of the deceased told HT.Police said preliminary investigation pointed to low visibility and speeding as possible causes of the accident. “They had dug a large drain, around six to seven feet wide. Due to poor visibility and high speed, the driver appears to have lost control,” said assistant commissioner of police Hemant Upadhyay.

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