Shivam Mishra, son of Tobacco Baron, KK Mishra who was arrested after four days over his alleged involvement in Lamborghini crash was released on bail on Thursday, Feb. 12, hours after he was arrested by the Kanpur Police. After his arrest, the police produced the 35-year-old before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court around 10 a.m., and sought a 14-day judicial custody.
According to The Hindu, Anant Sharma, the accused's counsel, reportedly stated the court did not allow the custody and granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs 20,000. The luxury italian sports car, worth Rs 10 crore, allegedly driven by Shivam rammed into pedestrians and vehicles around 3 pm in Gwaltoli area on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Among the injured an 18-year-old e-rickshaw driver Mohd Taufeeq lodged a complaint. But, Anant Sharma, the accused's counsel claimed that the complainant was not interested in pursuing any legal action. According to the police, a preliminary probe including eyewitness accounts and CCTV footage suggests the car was speeding at the time of the accident.
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Videos that are going viral on social media show a private security personnel pulling a man out of the car's driving seat and taking him away in another SUV. While initially the FIR named the accused as an unidentified individual, after gathering evidence the police amended the FIR to name Shivam as the accused.
A man identified as Mohan Lal approached the court on Wednesday claiming he was on the driver's seat and not Shivam. The court rejected the surrender plea. While police continue to maintain that Shivam was behind the wheels, his family and counsel have argued that a hired driver was driving the car at the time of the accident.
Shivam's father KK Mishra and his counsel also argued that the car experienced a technical issue and that Shivam suffered a medical episode during the incident. Officials stated that these claims will be investigated.
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