Overview
- A three-member SIT led by ADG Bhanu Bhaskar was constituted with a five-day deadline to examine lapses and fix responsibility.
- Police registered an FIR against MZ Wiztown Planners Ltd and Lotus Greens Construction Pvt Ltd under BNS sections including culpable homicide and causing death by negligence.
- The post-mortem found death due to ante-mortem drowning, with water and mud in the airways and fluid accumulation in the chest cavity.
- Residents had repeatedly warned of missing barricades, reflectors and lighting at the sharp Sector 150 turn; temporary barriers were installed after protests.
- Family and eyewitnesses allege delayed, ill-equipped rescue with no divers and short ropes, while police cite near-zero visibility, depth and possible overspeeding; the victim stood on his car roof for about 90 minutes before sinking.