A court has granted bail to Shivam Mishra in the high-speed Lamborghini accident case, hours after Kanpur police arrested him. Mishra, 26, was taken into custody for the accident Three people were injured.
Shivam Mishra, son of tobacconist KK Mishra, is being taken to court by the police in connection with the Lamborghini car accident in Kanpur on Thursday. (Pintu Verma)Shivam Mishra’s lawyer Naresh Chandra Tripathi said, “The court has refused remand. He (Shivam Mishra) is being released now. ₹20,000 and a personal bond ₹20,000 policemen were acting under pressure from the government… The police arrested him (Shivam Mishra) wrongly.”
The arrest comes a day after the police took disciplinary action against the local station house officer for procedural lapses.
The accident took place near the ring wall intersection on Sunday when a Lamborghini Revuelto belonging to tobacco exporter KK Mishra’s firm allegedly lost control at high speed.
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According to police and eyewitness accounts, the car rammed an autorickshaw and a stationary motorcycle before climbing onto the pavement and hitting pedestrians.
Autorickshaw driver Tausif Ahmed and two motorcyclists named Vishal and Sonu Tripathi were injured in the accident.
What happened?Police and witnesses said the vehicle rammed between an autorickshaw and a stationary motorcycle before going onto the pavement and hitting pedestrians.
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Autorickshaw driver Tausif Ahmed and two motorcyclists Vishal and Sonu Tripathi were injured in the accident.
Based on Ahmed’s complaint, the police initially registered an FIR against an “unidentified driver” under provisions of the Indian Penal Code relating to negligent driving, endangering life and causing hurt in a dangerous manner. Investigators later identified Shivam Mishra as the driver and added his name to the case.
Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal said that the Lamborghini has been seized. He confirmed that Mishra was behind the wheel and was taken out of the car along with private security personnel.
Police added that the underlying medical claims are being examined as part of the investigation.
