India, Jan. 20 -- Police on Tuesday arrested a builder in connection with the death of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta, whose SUV plunged into a water-filled construction pit in Noida's Sector 150, leading to his drowning, media reports said.

The accused, Abhay Kumar, is one of the owners of Wishtown Planners Pvt Ltd, the company responsible for the site where the accident occurred.

Police said they are searching for the firm's other owner, Manish Kumar.

After Mehta's death, an FIR was registered against Wishtown Planners and real estate developer Lotus Greens based on a complaint filed by the victim's father.

Lotus Greens later claimed it had sold the project in 2019-2020 to Wishtown Planners and the Grihapravesh Group wit...