Noida techie Yuvraj Mehta’s death: Authority submits report to SIT as actions against officials loom

New Delhi: The Noida Authority has submitted a 60-page response covering seven points to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the case of engineer Yuvraj Mehta’s death, which has shocked the Delhi-NCR and beyond.

Administrative reshuffles on the card

The SIT has also been given the disaster management report, and it will now analyse the documents before submitting its report to the government on January 24. There are indications of administrative reshuffles following the report. So far, Noida Authority CEO Lokesh M has been removed from his post.

The services of a junior engineer of the authority have also been terminated, and further roles and responsibilities over the techie’s death will be determined based on the SIT report.

SIT informs CM Adityanath on findings

According to TV9 Network sources, the SIT has verbally submitted its initial findings to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and action can be taken against erring officials within the next two days. There have been investigations of the allotment, OC-CC, and conditions of 21 Sports City plots, and details were sought regarding roads, security, water, sewerage utilities, and possession.

Also, details were sought regarding the actions taken in the truck accident that occurred before the tragedy of Yuvraj Mehta. The Noida Authority submitted a complete record of the actions that it has taken since the incident. The coordination between the control room, field staff, and departments regarding disaster management is being investigated. Also, questions have been raised about the response time, the role of the war room, and emergency SOPs. The threat of action has reportedly sent the officials into a state of panic.

What happened to Yuvraj Mehta?

On January 17, 27-year-old Yuvraj Mehta, a Noida-based techie working at a Gurgaon-based private company, was returning home when his car plunged into the drain with an allegedly damaged boundary wall. For close to two hours, a helpless Mehta screamed for help while he was standing on top of his partially submerged car. The policemen and everyone present at the site allegedly kept watching.

The accident happened in Noida Sector 150 as his car collided with a ridge that divides the two drainage basins due to dense fog and the absence of reflectors on the road. The car fell into a 70-foot-deep ditch and was completely submerged in the water, with Yuvraj reportedly calling for help.