Noida techie death: Two more builders arrested
Noida (PTI): The Noida police on Thursday arrested two more builders in connection with the death of a software engineer who drowned after his car plunged into a waterlogged trench near a construction site in Sector 150 here, officials said.
"The arrested accused have been identified as Ravi Bansal, a resident of Faridabad, and Sachin Karnwal, a resident of Ghaziabad," a police official told PTI.
The official said both the arrested persons are associated with real estate developer Lotus Greens, although their exact designation in the company could not be confirmed immediately.
According to the police, the arrests were made by the Knowledge Park police station team in a case registered under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 106 (causing death by negligence) and 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others).
"It is noteworthy that on the intervening night of January 16 and 17, a car driver, Yuvraj Mehta (27), died after drowning in a waterlogged plot due to alleged negligence on the part of the builder and its associates at a construction site of Lotus Greens," the police said in a statement on Thursday.
Mehta, who worked as a software engineer in Gurugram, was returning home in Sector 150 when his car fell into a water-filled pit near the construction site. He allegedly remained trapped -- first inside the vehicle and then outside it -- for nearly two hours while pleading for help before drowning, police said.
The FIR was lodged against Lotus Greens and MZ Wiztown Planners at the Knowledge Park Police Station following a complaint by the victim's father.
On Tuesday, the police arrested Abhay Kumar, director of MZ Wiztown Planners, in connection with the case, and he was sent to judicial custody on Wednesday, according to officials.
The police on Wednesday lodged a separate FIR in connection with the case and booked five named officials of the two real estate firms, charging them with violating environmental and pollution norms, besides negligence at the construction site.
Additionally, the case is being probed by a Special Investigation Team formed by the Uttar Pradesh government amid public outrage and allegations of negligence by developers and the Noida Authority.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
