"Abhay Kumar, the director of MZ Wiztown Planners and one of the accused in the case, has now been arrested from Sector 150," said, Additional Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Hemant Upadhyay, quoted by ANI.Also read: How civic neglect killed techie in 'planned' Noida; 2015 proposal ignoredEyewitnesses stated the victim repeatedly cried out for help for nearly two hours, but despite the presence of police personnel and rescue teams at the site, he could not be rescued.His body was recovered on Saturday following an extended search operation carried out by the fire department, police, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).Also read: Tale of a lucky trucker and an unlucky techie- How freezing water & 'cold' response cost a young life in NoidaWith regards to the probe, the three-member SIT, with ADG Bhanu Bhaskar, Meerut divisional commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami and Public Works Department chief engineer Ajay Verma, has now been directed to submit its report within five days.Additionally, UP government also removed senior IAS officer Lokesh M as the CEO of Noida Authority, placing him on the "waitlist".The case pertains to the incident, when Mehta’s SUV fell into a nearly 30-foot-deep, water-filled pit at a commercial site amid dense fog and low visibility.

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