Noida techie death: A delivery agent tried saving the man’s life but couldn’t

A 27-year-old software engineer’s car fell into a water-filled ditch in Greater Noida, leading to his death.

A shocking incident made the headlines, where a 27-year-old Noida techie identified as Yuvraj Mehta died after his car plunged into a water-filled ditch in Greater Noida. A delivery agent who saw the young man drowning attempted to save his life, but couldn’t.

Greater Noida techie loses life after drowning in a water-filled ditch.

The death of the young software engineer after his car fell into a water-filled ditch in Greater Noida has set off a chain of official action, from police booking property dealers to the Noida Authority terminating a junior engineer and issuing show-cause notices to officers responsible for traffic-related work in the area. According to eyewitnesses and family members, the techie survived for nearly an hour after the crash on a foggy Friday night, and repeatedly called for help, trying to signal the passers-by as his car slowly submerged. A delivery agent, named Moninder, who was present at the site, said that faster and more decisive rescue efforts during that window could have saved the young man’s life.

The delivery agent jumped in to save the young techie, but couldn’t.

A delivery agent, identified as Moninder, arrived at the scene around 1.45 am and decided to enter the pit himself after seeing hesitation among the responders. He told reporters, “I tied a rope around my waist and went into the water myself. I searched for the youth and his car for around 30 minutes.” He added that he was later told, “If help had reached 10 minutes earlier, the techie could have been saved.” Yuvraj Mehta reportedly remained on the car’s roof from around midnight to 2 am, trying to balance himself so the car wouldn’t sink. He even used his phone’s flashlight to show where he was stuck in the dense fog. The delivery agent alleged that emergency responders on-site refused to enter the water, citing the cold temperature. He said, “The police were present at the spot, along with the SDRF (UP’s State Disaster Response Force). Fire brigade personnel were also there. But no one helped him. They were saying, ‘The water is too cold. We won’t go inside. There are iron rods inside. We won’t go.’” The delivery agent recalled, “The boy had drowned about 10 minutes before I reached. I told them (rescuers) to come out and said I would go inside. They came out. I took off my clothes, tied a rope around my waist, and went at least 50 metres inside the water. Even by 5:30 in the morning, neither the boy had been recovered nor the vehicle brought out. After that, I went back home.”

The victim, Yuvraj Mehta, was returning home to Tata Eureka Park in Sector 150 after work in Gurugram in his Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, which reportedly jumped a roadside drain and fell into an excavation pit on a vacant plot around midnight. According to the police and the FIR, the pit was approximately 50 feet deep, filled with rainwater, and lacked barricades or reflective warnings. Mehta managed to climb onto the roof of the partially submerged car and, in panic, called his father, Raj Kumar Mehta. However, police officials said that rescue efforts were sincere and rejected allegations of negligence.