A national-level basketball player, Army officer’s son dies as car falls into drain in Delhi

4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 25, 2026 10:25 PM IST On Friday morning, Yashvendra was driving his friend’s car, with her sitting by his side — they were visiting her home in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, according to police. (Special Arrangement)About 10 days ago, Yashvendra Singh, 20, landed in Delhi from the United States, where he studied at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Son of an Indian Army Brigadier, posted in Kolkata, Yashvendra was living in the Capital briefly with his maternal grandfather, who was undergoing cancer treatment. “His maternal grandfather was living at an Army guest house in Hauz Khas and he was staying there with him,” said a family member, adding that his parents were living in Kolkata due to his father’s posting. He was later going to visit his pa