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When rescue workers fumbled, delivery agent entered water-filled pit to help Greater Noida techie

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:25:00 +0000

A software engineer died after his car fell into a water-filled deep pit in Greater Noida. There was low visibility in the area when the accident happened. Image for representational purposes only.
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A delivery agent, who reached the accident site after a 27-year-old software engineer’s car fell into a water-filled deep pit in Greater Noida, on Sunday (January 18, 2026) said he himself jumped into the pit in a desperate attempt to help the victim when he saw rescue workers struggling.

Moninder, the delivery agent, said he was at the accident site in Sector 150 at around 1:45 a.m. Saturday (January 17, 2026) and alleged that rescue personnel were initially reluctant to enter the water because of the cold, poor visibility and the presence of iron rods at the construction site.

“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,” Mr. Moninder told reporters, adding that he was later told that “if help had reached 10 minutes earlier, the techie could have been saved”.

He claimed that Mehta was initially seen standing on the roof of his car, using his mobile phone’s torch to signal passers-by and pleading for help.

Mr. Moninder also said the same ditch had earlier witnessed another accident in which a truck driver was rescued by locals using ropes and a ladder.

Police, however, rejected allegations of negligence. Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Rajeev Narayan Mishra said police and fire department teams made efforts to save the youth and deployed a crane, ladder, makeshift boat and searchlights, but visibility was near zero due to fog.

According to the Knowledge Park police station, information was received around 12:15 a.m. that a car had fallen into a pit dug for the basement of an under-construction building near Sector 150.

After an over five-hour search operation, the body was recovered later on Saturday (January 17, 2026) morning with the help of teams from the fire department, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the local police.

Mehta’s father, Raj Kumar Mehta, described his last conversation with his son and demanded accountability for what he termed negligence at the site.

“I spoke to him shortly before the accident. He told me he was on his way home,” the grieving father said. “A little later, he called again in panic and said his car had met with an accident and fallen into a drain. He asked me to come immediately.” Sensing the urgency, he rushed to the spot. “Police were called and some people nearby also tried to help, but nothing could be done to save my son,” he said.

The father said when he reached the spot, he again called his son but could not locate the vehicle as the visibility was low.

“Somehow, when I called him, he opened the torchlight of his phone inside the car because of which we could see a faint little light from the water body. But it was so difficult for anybody to get inside the water body. Police and other rescue officials tried throwing a rope, but to no avail,” he told reporters.

The father also claimed if expert divers could have gone in then maybe his son would have been saved.

Published – January 19, 2026 07:55 am IST

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17-Year-Old Loses Control Of Speeding Car, Kills Woman In Greater Noida

admin — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:33:01 +0000

The woman was heading to work when the accident happened.

New Delhi:

A 17-year-old has been taken into custody for allegedly ramming an SUV into a pedestrian in Greater Noida and killing her on the spot.

CCTV footage from the Bisrakh area shows a woman walking on the side of a road on Wednesday morning when a speeding SUV enters the frame. The car is seen overtaking a tractor when the driver loses control and it begins drifting to one side, careening into the woman at high speed. The woman is dragged along with the SUV and she and the car hit a pole.

Police said the accident took place near CRC society in Bisrakh. The driver fled and the victim, Shilpi, 27, who is originally from Jatpura in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district and was headed to work at a construction site, died on the spot.

The police seized the vehicle and began looking for the driver. The 17-year-old was taken into custody on Friday.

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Protests Erupt After Domestic Help Dies After Falling From Noida Building: Cops

admin — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:40:49 +0000

Cops are awaiting a complaint from her family to lodge an FIR in the case. (Representational)

Noida:

A 17-year-old girl, working as a domestic help, died allegedly after falling from the 19th floor of a group housing society in Greater Noida West on Tuesday morning, police said.

The incident, which took place around 9 am at the VVIP Homes Society in Greater Noida West under the Bisrakh police station area, triggered a protest by several domestic workers.

The protesters blocked a road alleging the girl was molested and pushed by a resident from the eighth floor.

However, the police said they have analyzed the CCTV footage of the eighth floor of the society and it showed the domestic help was talking on her mobile phone when she took a lift to go to the 19th floor.

The 19th floor is not covered by CCTV cameras, so it could not be ascertained if she herself jumped from there, they said.

“Around 9 am, the local police station received information about a suicide by a girl in the VVIP Homes society. She worked as a domestic help. A police team reached the spot and the CCTV footage of the area was analyzed,” Additional DCP (Central Noida) Hirdesh Katheriya said.

“Primary investigations suggested that the girl had entered the society at 8.13 am along with her mother, who also works as a domestic help. Around 9 am, she was seen talking to someone on the phone. At 9.14 am, she took the lift and went to the 19th floor after which the incident took place,” Hirdesh Katheriya said.

The police are investigating the matter and enquiring the owners of the flats where she worked to find out how she fell off the building, the officer said.

He said the police are awaiting a complaint from her family to lodge an FIR in the case.

Meanwhile, the girl’s mother and other domestic help gathered outside the group housing complex and blocked the road in protest, demanding that the resident of the flat where she last worked be arrested.

“The girl’s clothes appeared torn when her body was found on the ground,” a protester told reporters, alleging she was molested and thrown from the high-rise tower.

The protest prompted heavy security deployment at the society and the road was later opened for traffic, the officials said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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