Noida techie's car pulled out from water-filled pit, could offer vital clues

The NDRF used boats and divers to trace the submerged vehicle, which was eventually pulled out on Tuesday evening

The Grand Vitara driven by Noida techie Yuvraj Mehta, which had plunged into a water-filled pit at a construction site in Noida's Sector 150, was recovered and pulled out on Tuesday evening.

The grey SUV, much of it covered in weeds, was pulled out of a 20-foot-deep pit in Noida’s Sector 150 using a crane.

Yuvraj Mehta lost his life on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday when his car skidded in dense fog, broke through a drain boundary and plunged into a deep, waterlogged pit dug for the basement of a commercial complex under construction.

Eyewitnesses told news agency PTI that the 27-year-old software engineer desperately sought help for close to two hours, but police and rescue teams who arrived at the scene were unable to rescue him.

His body was recovered on Saturday after an extensive search operation involving multiple agencies, including the fire department, police, state disaster response force (SDRF) and national disaster response force (NDRF).

The NDRF used boats and divers to trace the submerged vehicle, which was eventually pulled out on Tuesday evening, three days later.

#WATCH | Noida techie death case | NDRF teams retrieve the car of deceased Yuvraj Mehta from water filled pit at the construction site in Sector 150 of Greater Noida, after the accident on the intervening night of January 16-17. pic.twitter.com/mydkfzkOKV

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Beginning its probe, the special investigation team headed by additional director general (ADG), Meerut zone, Bhanu Bhaskar, visited the accident site on Tuesday and held meetings with officials at the Noida Authority to examine the circumstances leading to the incident.

The three-member SIT comprises ADG Bhanu Bhaskar, Meerut Divisional Commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami and Public Works Department Chief Engineer Ajay Verma, and it has been asked to submit its report within five days.

"We have been given five days to examine all aspects and provide an answer within that time frame, determining whose fault it was or what more we could have done to prevent this accident," Bhaskar was quoted by PTI.

"We need to examine the civic authority, police and emergency authority and will give our opinion within five days. After follow-up meetings, we will submit our opinion to the government," he added, noting that the SIT would also speak to the victim's father.