Yuvraj Mehta, a Noida-based techie employed by a Gurgaon-based private company, was returning home when his car plunged into the drain, which allegedly had a damaged boundary wall, around 12.30 am. “The visibility was extremely low due to fog, and the boundary wall near the drain was already broken,” Yuvraj’s father Raj Mehta has alleged in a police complaint. Yuvraj, who had lost his mother two years ago, lived with his father at Tata Eureka Park in Noida’s Sector 150. Cops and his father watching, Noida techie drowns two hours after car falls in drain ✍️@JhaNeetika12 Read more here: https://t.co/KiWDNx206R pic.twitter.com/y1YzNl0fDw — The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) January 18, 2026Pankaj said Raj initially reached the wrong location. “The local police immediately reached the spot and informed the Fire department, along with SDRF and NDRF teams,” an officer said.

Source: Indian Express January 18, 2026 11:56 UTC