LUCKNOW: While no arrests have yet been made in connection with the shocking Lamborghini crash that left half a dozen people injured on Kanpur’s VIP Road on Sunday, police have claimed that businessman KK Mishra’s son Shivam Mishra was behind the wheel and a chargesheet would soon be filed in the case.
Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal on Tuesday said that police were investigating the claims of the accused Shivam Mishra’s family that he was an epilepsy patient and had suffered a fit while driving the luxury car which resulted in the mishap. He said police would seek his medical history and try to establish if the claims that he had suffered a seizure leading to the accident were true. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Suresh Khanna informed the media persons in Lucknow that CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered strict action.
Anyone found guilty in the investigation would not be spared. On the other hand, Shivam’s father tobacco baron KK Mishra himself reached out to the police accusing the investigators of implicating his son in the crime as a part of conspiracy. Shivam’s lawyer had earlier claimed that the car was being driven by a hired driver and not Shivam.
“Shivam was not driving. His health is fragile. An application has been moved in the court and all proceedings will follow the legal process. The matter will be heard shortly,” Mrityunjay Singh, the lawyer representing Mishras, had earlier said.
Epilepsy angle
Accused Shivam Mishra’s family has claimed that he is an epilepsy patient and that he had a fit.
Kanpur top cop says police are probing the claim.