Overview
- A Kanpur district court declined a surrender application from Mohan M, who claimed he was driving, noting police do not want him in the case.
- The court asked for the car’s technical examination report before considering a plea to release the seized Lamborghini and directed the owner to submit documents.
- Investigators maintain CCTV evidence places Shivam Mishra at the wheel and said a notice is being prepared for him to join the probe.
- The FIR, initially filed against an unidentified driver after the VIP Road crash that injured several people, has been updated to include Mishra’s name.
- Police have seized the vehicle for mechanical tests, ordered medical evaluations related to Mishra’s reported health issues, and removed a local SHO over procedural lapses.