Noida Techie Crash: Water-Filled Pit Visible in Satellite Images Since 2021

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Moneycontrol•20-01-2026, 22:41
Noida Techie Crash: Water-Filled Pit Visible in Satellite Images Since 2021
- •A 27-year-old software engineer, Yuvraj Mehta, drowned in a water-filled pit in Noida's Sector 150 after his car crashed on January 17.
- •Satellite images from Google Earth show the large water body at the accident site has been present since late 2021, remaining unsecured for over three years.
- •Another truck driver, Gurvinder Singh, had a similar accident at the same location on January 2, alleging negligence by authorities for lack of barricades and warning signs.
- •The pit is on Plot A-3 of Sports City's Plot No. 2, which was taken over by MZ Wiztown Planners in 2021; their revised commercial building plan was rejected in May 2022.
- •Police arrested Abhay Kumar, director of MZ Wiztown, following a complaint by Mehta's father, with an FIR lodged under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Why It Matters: A Noida techie drowned in a long-standing, unsecured water-filled pit, highlighting developer and authority negligence.
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