The water-filled plot is very large, and resembles a lake framed by a dense growth of bushes and tall grasses. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)Yuvraj Mehta’s nose was blocked with mud and water, and there was water in his lungs and chest: these details are part of the autopsy report of the Noida-based software professional who drowned in a deep pit in the early hours of Saturday, The Indian Express has learnt. The report is learnt to have cited the cause of death as asphyxia due to ante mortem drowning, followed by cardiac arrest. Around midnight on Friday, Yuvraj (27) was driving to his home in Noida’s Sector 150 from Gurgaon through dense fog. Less than a kilometre from home, his Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara went off the dark road, over a low, partially broken boundary wall, and plunged into the pit filled with water.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2026 18:27 UTC