00:00A 23-year-old student lost his life in Noida sector 94 after reportedly drowning in a water-filled pit
00:06that was left open and unguarded. The victim, Harshid Pat, a final-year Bachelor of Physical
00:11Education student at Amity University, had gone out on 8 April with three friends to celebrate
00:17the end of his semester exams. What was meant to be a casual outing quickly turned fatal.
00:22According to police, the group had gathered at a vacant plot owned by the Noida Authority,
00:26a 20-foot-deep excavation site filled with rainwater. The students were allegedly consuming alcohol at
00:32the site, police said. Harshid entered the water and his mother said he knew how to swim.
00:37He initially stayed near the shallow edge but later moved in deeper. Within moments,
00:42he began to struggle. His friends tried to rescue him and one of them even jumped into the water
00:47but had to retreat due to the pit's depth. The friends called for help and locals and police
00:51rushed in, searching for nearly 45 minutes. When Harshid was finally pulled out,
00:56his body was found entangled in bushes, with his hands stuck in iron grills underwater.
01:01He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
01:07Police have recovered beer bottles from the spot and further details including alcohol consumption
01:13will be confirmed after the post-bottom report. While authorities claim that the students were
01:17warned not to enter the site, questions are being raised about why such a hazardous water-filled
01:22pit was left open and accessible.
01:34After the death of Yovraj Mehta, the 27-year-old techie, the Noita authority had said that such sites
01:41would be properly barricaded and secured with reflectors. However, the situation on the ground
01:46appears unchanged.
01:47Law.
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