Yuvraj Mehta, a 27-year-old software engineer, tragically drowned in the early hours of Saturday, January 17, 2026, after his Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara plunged into a deep, water-filled excavation pit in Greater Noida's Sector 150. Mehta was returning home from work amidst dense fog when his car veered off the road and broke through a damaged boundary wall, falling into the pit dug for a commercial project. The pit, reportedly 20 to 50 feet deep and filled with water, allegedly lacked proper barricades, warning signs, or reflective markers, turning it into a deadly hazard. His autopsy report confirmed the cause of death as asphyxia due to ante-mortem drowning, followed by cardiac arrest. Yuvraj managed to climb onto his sinking car's roof and called his father for help, desperately trying to survive for nearly 90 minutes. Eyewitness accounts and his father's statements highlighted perceived delays in rescue efforts, though police claim all available equipment was used, hampered by darkness and fog. In response to the tragedy and mounting public outrage, Greater Noida Police on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arrested builder Abhay Kumar, owner/director of MZ Wishtown/Wiztown Planners Private Limited. Kumar has been booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, causing death by negligence, and acts endangering life. The Uttar Pradesh government has taken stringent action, removing Noida Authority CEO Lokesh M and constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident, with a report expected within five days. Furthermore, it has come to light that the UP Irrigation Department had flagged the need for stormwater management in Sector 150 in 2023, a project that was never implemented. The incident underscores critical lapses in urban planning, civic accountability, and construction site safety in India.