Kanpur Lamborghini accident: Hours after arrest, Shivam Mishra granted bail

Shivam Mishra the son of local tobacco baron KK Mishra was granted bail by a court in Kanpur on Thursday hours after his arrest in the highprofile Lamborghini crash that injured several people on VIP Road on February 8Police produced the 35yearold before the additional chief judicial magistrate around 10 am seeking judicial custody for 14 daysHowever the court rejected the plea and granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs 20000Anant Sharma counsel for the accused confirmed the bail order allowing Mishra to walk free pending further proceedingsKanpur Lamborghini accident Speeding car first hit rickshaw then crashed into parked motorcycleThe incident occurred around 315 pm on February 8 when a Lamborghini Revuelto mdash an Italian luxury sports car worth over Rs 10 crore mdash rammed into pedestrians and vehicles in the upscale Gwaltoli area near Rev3 MallThe speeding car first hit an autorickshaw and then crashed into a parked Royal Enfield motorcycle throwing the rider nearly 10 feet into the air The motorcycle was dragged for some distance before the vehicle struck an electric pole and came to a halt At least six persons were injured some with serious leg fractures and bruisesMohd Taufeeq 18 an erickshaw driver who suffered leg injuries lodged a complaint Another injured person Sonu Tripathi said he and his cousin were standing near their parked motorcycle when the car hit themEyewitnesses alleged that private bouncers accompanying the accused tried to push back the crowd and behaved aggressively escalating tensions at the spot Police rushed to the scene rescued the driver and shifted him along with the injured to a private hospital The damaged Lamborghini was seized and taken to the police stationAngry locals gathered outside the police station alleging misbehaviour by the accusedrsquos associates and claiming the police were going soft due to the familyrsquos influence Some protesters also said pressure was being exerted for a compromise and that there was a delay in registering the caseThe case took a fresh turn on Wednesday when a man identified as Mohan claimed he was the designated driver and was behind the wheel at the time of the accident However police rejected the claim stating that evidence collected during the investigation including CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts clearly established that Shivam Mishra was driving the car when it hit pedestrians and other vehicles on the busy stretchCounsel for the accused later claimed that complainant Taufeeq was not keen on pursuing legal actionKK Mishra father of the accused and owner of Banshidhar Exports Pvt Ltd mdash a firm engaged in supplying tobacco to gutkha manufacturers in the region mdash had earlier claimed that his son was not driving and was asleep in the carPolice have registered an FIR against Shivam Mishra under relevant sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicles Act including rash and negligent driving causing hurt and endangering life Further investigation is under wayThe incident has sparked outrage in the city over reckless driving by the rich and influential with demands growing for stricter enforcement of traffic rules on VIP roadsWith PTI inputs