The investigation into the high-profile Lamborghini crash took a contentious turn on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) after the tobacco baron's son Shivam Mishra's lawyer claimed that his client was not driving the luxury sports car when it rammed into pedestrians on VIP Road, even as police said CCTV footage, eyewitness accounts and other evidence clearly place that he was driving.
#WATCH | CCTV visuals of the Lamborghini car accident in Kanpur, provided by Kanpur Traffic Police
As per Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal, the car driven by Shivam Mishra has been seized. An FIR has been registered. pic.twitter.com/v06iFbWGgZ
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Mr. Mishra's counsel, Mrityunjay Kumar, told reporters that the vehicle was being driven by Mohan, a designated driver employed by Mr. Mishra’s family, and not Mr. Mishra himself.
