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A nearly five-hour-long rescue effort by the local police, divers and teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to save the 27-year-old techie, whose car had fallen into a 70-foot-deep pit in Noida Sector 150, yielded no results as he eventually died after drowning in the water.
Among the rescuers was a delivery agent who narrated the entire incident and questioned the police’s inaction.
Speaking to News18, the delivery agent said, “The police came here. They called the fire department, which got here within 15-20 minutes. The SDRF teams reached the site a bit late. However, despite having the required equipment and necessary safety materials, the man’s car was floating on top of the water
for about two hours. He kept pleading for help, which fell on deaf ears. There were over 100 men around, but no one stepped up to help him.”
“I work at Flipkart Grocery. I had to deliver an order at around 1:40 A.M. When I reached the spot, I enquired about what was going on there. A few people told me that a man had been trapped in the pit since 12 A.M.”, he added.
‘Fire department was well-equipped’
The man alleged that the fire department was well-equipped with fire safety jackets, ropes, and a crane, stating the man “could have been saved 100 percent”.
“They asked me if I knew how to swim. I agreed. However, I also asked them why nobody was going to help the man. I noticed that the fire department was fully equipped with fire safety jackets and a crane. The man was alive when the fire department was here. They could have saved him 100 percent They were well-equipped”, he said.
Yuvraj Mehta, 27, died after his car failed to spot a sharp turn and fell into a pit in Noida’s Sector-150 on Friday midnight. Mehta, who did not how to swim, put up valiant efforts and climbed onto the roof of his car to shout for help.
As he was a resident of Sector-150, his father immediately reached the spot and called the police. After around five hours of collective efforts by the police, local divers, the NDRF and the SDRF, his body was finally pulled out of the drain.
Meanwhile, his body has been sent for post-mortem and a further probe is underway into the matter.
