People gather near a water-filled pit at a construction site following the death of a 27-year-old engineer who drowned, in Noida, on Monday, January 19. Photo: PTI
Noida techie death: Police arrest developer for negligence
27-year-old Yuvraj Mehta's car plunged into a waterlogged pit at a construction site in Sector 150
Noida police on Tuesday (January 20) arrested a real estate developer in connection with the death of a 27-year-old software engineer, whose car had plunged into a water-filled pit at a construction site in Noida's Sector 150, officials said.
"Abhay Kumar, an official of MZ Wiztown Planners and one of the accused in the case, has been arrested," Additional Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Hemant Upadhyay said.
FIR against developers
Yuvraj Mehta was killed in the early hours of Saturday (January 17) after his car skidded in dense fog, broke a drain boundary and fell into a deep, waterlogged pit, dug for the basement of an under-construction commercial complex near a drain.
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The police have filed an FIR against two real estate developers – MZ Wiztown Planners and Lotus Greens – on a complaint by the victim's father, Raj Kumar Mehta, who alleged negligence by local authorities and sought accountability.
While Kumar of Wiztown Planners has been arrested, there was no official update as of Tuesday afternoon from the police on action against the other accused firm.
(With agency inputs)