Overview
- Yuvraj Mehta, 27, died when his Grand Vitara breached a damaged boundary and fell into a deep, water-filled basement at an under-construction plot in Greater Noida’s Sector 150.
- He phoned his father and was heard pleading for help before going silent, according to relatives and eyewitnesses.
- Police, fire services, SDRF and later NDRF teams conducted an hours-long operation in dense fog to recover the car and body, with officials citing safety risks and near-zero visibility.
- Family members and locals allege delayed or inadequate rescue and missing barricades or reflectors at a spot they had flagged earlier; residents protested and temporary barricades were installed.
- An FIR at Knowledge Park police station names two builders under BNS sections 105, 106 and 125, as investigators examine fog and possible speeding as contributing factors.