Noida: Builder Duo Booked After Techie Drowns In Under-Construction Building's Pit

Noida Techie Death: A day after a software engineer reportedly drowned in Greater Noida’s Sector 150 in the early hours of Saturday, police registered an FIR against two builders responsible for the project.

According to a report by the Hindustan Times, the two builders who were responsible for the project have been put behind bars under section 105 (culpable homicide) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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Noida Techie Death

A 27-year-old software engineer has died in a fatal road accident in Greater Noida after his car plunged into a water-filled ditch. The victim, identified as Yuvraj Mehta, was on his way home from work when the vehicle hit an unmarked drainage edge and veered off the road.

The accident took place near Sector 150, where dense fog and poor road conditions severely reduced visibility. Reports said the car struck an elevated ridge separating two drainage channels before falling nearly 70 feet into the ditch. Residents who heard Mehta calling for help attempted a rescue but were unable to reach the vehicle, which had completely submerged in the water.

In a final call to his father, Rajkumar Mehta, Yuvraj said, "Dad, I've fallen into a deep pit filled with water. I'm drowning. Please come and save me. I don't want to die." The anguished father, who had been informed of the accident, rushed to the scene.

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Delay In Rescue Efforts

People who were present at the site have described a disturbing delay in rescue efforts following the car's fall into the ditch. 

Among eyewitnesses was Moninder, who, according to a report by Hindustan Times, works as a delivery agent and had entered the drain to attempt to rescue the victim. He highlighted "negligence on the authorities' behalf".

According to Moninder, he reached the spot at around 1:45 am when Mehta was already trapped inside his car in the ditch.

"For around one hour and forty-five minutes, he kept pleading for help, saying, 'Please save me, save me in any way possible," Moninder told reporters.