Allahabad High Court orders release of builder in Noida techie death case

The Allahabad High Court has ordered the immediate release of builder Abhay Kumar, who was arrested by the police in connection with the death of software engineer Yuvraj Mehta.

The Allahabad High Court has ordered the immediate release of builder Abhay Kumar, ruling that his arrest was illegal.  The builder had moved the High Court with a habeas corpus petition seeking to declare his detention null and void for failing to follow established Supreme Court guidelines.

Yuvraj Mehta drowned after his car fell into a water-filled trench at an undeveloped site in Sector 150, Noida, on January 16.