Overview

• The rider fell into an estimated 8–10-foot-deep drain near Gaur Green City while reversing his scooter and was pulled out by locals using a ladder.
• Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation said it re-barricaded the spot and alleged earlier barricades were removed by locals or mall staff, a claim the mall denied.
• Indirapuram police said no complaint had been received in the case as of Thursday.
• Residents and traders said multiple uncovered drains along the Kala Patthar corridor have posed a persistent risk, previously flagged in July coverage.
• The scooter was later retrieved with a crane, and the corporation said a formal probe is underway into how the drain remained exposed.