On Cam: Moment Noida Techie Yuvraj Mehta Drowned In A Ditch

As the unfortunate death of Yuvraj Mehta, a 27-year old techie who died after falling into a water-covered pit in Noida, grabs the headlines, the news has also garnered the attention of the Uttar Pradesh government. Reacting to the incident, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered a high-level investigation into the matter. As per the CM’s instructions, a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the matter. Following public outrage and protests by residents, a junior engineer within the Noida Traffic Cell- Naveen Kumar- was sacked by the Noida authority with immediate effect earlier today, and as per latest reports, NOIDA CEO, Lokesh has also been sacked from his post in relation to the matter.

On January 17, Yuvraj Mehta, a 27-year-old techie, crashed just 500 meters from his home in Greater Noida.

Due to heavy fog and poor lighting, he missed a sharp turn, and his Grand Vitara plunged through a broken wall into a 30-foot-deep, water-filled pit. Unable to swim, the victim climbed onto the roof of his car, shouting for help and using his phone's flashlight to signal for rescue.

He managed to call his father, who rushed to the scene. However, despite hearing his cries from the edge of the pit, rescuers could not locate him through the dense fog.

The tragic incident has raised questions of administrative negligence as issues like pits, lack of road safety measures, especially lack of traffic lights and barricades has been consistent issues in Noida. In fact. The Republic gained access to documents that showed that authorities took no decision despite requests from the residents to install street lights for over 6 months in the same area where the incident occurred.