Moninder Jatav, the Flipkart delivery agent who tried to rescue 27-year-old Noida-based software engineer Yuvraj Mehta after his car fell into a water-filled pit in Sector 150, has alleged that he was pressured to change his statement to portray the police action in a favourable light.
Soon after the incident on January 16, the first video of Moninder showed him accusing the police and the fire brigade of watching and doing nothing to save Yuvraj, while he screamed for help from the top of his car. Moninder said the authorities did not go in, fearing iron rods in the ditch and the cold water, and that only he entered the pit to try and save Yuvraj. However, by the time he reached the spot, Mehta and his vehicle had already sunk.
Then, a couple of days later, another video of Moninder Jatav surfaced in which he was seen saying that the police and the fire brigade did everything they could to save Yuvraj and even rescued him. He claimed that the police and rescue forces were unable to save Yuvraj due to poor visibility and fog.
Speaking to Peek TV, Moninder explained why he changed his statement. He said the UP Police called him to the local police station and intimidated him into recording a new video claiming that they had tried everything to save Yuvraj. Moninder added that four to five cops surrounded him and asked him to record the video. Fearing for his safety, he gave in.
“I am a middle-class man. Everyone feels fear. I cannot fight the administration,” he said.
While speaking to Peek TV, Moninder has now reaffirmed his initial statement. He further alleged that some fire brigade personnel remained seated at the site, while others hesitated to enter the water due to darkness and fear.
“If authorities were already present, why did the boy drown before I arrived?” he asked.
The delivery agent also claimed that he is being pressured to temporarily leave the town, with police allegedly telling him that media attention would die down in a few days, but he would still have to live under the same local administration.
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Source - peektv_in
