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FIR Filed Against Builder After Techie Drowns In Greater Noida Under-Construction Site
Ritwik Dutta | January 18, 2026 8:11 PM CST

An FIR has been registered against the builder after a 27-year-old software engineer reportedly drowned in Greater Noida’s Sector 150. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when the victim’s car broke through the boundary wall of a roadside drain and fell into a water-filled basement of an under-construction building. The victim, identified as Yuvraj Mehta, lived with his father in a high-rise apartment in Sector 150 and worked in Gurugram. According to police, Mehta lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a turn, causing it to plunge into the flooded basement.

Delayed Rescue, FIR Against Builder

Rescue operations were launched immediately, with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and the fire department deployed to the site. After hours of searching, Mehta’s body was recovered in the early hours of Sunday. The victim’s father alleged delays in the rescue operation and claimed that barricades and reflectors had been requested near the drain by local residents, but no action was taken. Police continue to investigate the incident, and the FIR against the builder has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.


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