In a twist to the high-profile Kanpur Lamborghini crash case, driver Mohan has told News18 that it was he and not tobacco baron’s son Shivam Mishra who was behind the wheel when the accident occurred, claiming Shivam suffered a seizure moments before impact.
“I was driving the car when the accident happened. Suddenly, he had a seizure,” Mohan told News18. Describing the sequence of events, he said, “The car was moving slowly, and he fell on top of me. I got very scared. I was holding him with one hand. The car hit a three-wheeler, climbed onto the divider, and then stopped.”
According to Mohan, he tried to manage both the vehicle and Shivam at the same time. “I got out of the vehicle and pulled him onto the driver’s seat before stepping outside.
When the police arrived, I was standing outside. When the glass was broken, I came out from below,” he said.
The exclusive statement comes amid conflicting claims over who was driving the Lamborghini Revuelto, an Italian luxury sports car worth over Rs 10 crore, when it rammed into pedestrians on VIP Road in Kanpur’s Gwaltoli area around 3 pm on Sunday.
Shivam’s father, K K Mishra, and his lawyer have maintained that Shivam was not driving and that Mohan was at the wheel. They have also claimed Shivam suffers from epilepsy and is currently hospitalised in Delhi. The family has denied allegations of overspeeding or intoxication.
However, Kanpur Police have rejected these claims. Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal has said that CCTV footage, eyewitness accounts and other evidence confirm Shivam Mishra was driving at the time of the crash. Senior officers have also cited videos from the scene that appear to show bystanders pulling a man believed to be Shivam from the driver’s seat.
The FIR, which initially named an unidentified driver, was later updated to include Shivam Mishra as the accused. The vehicle has been seized for forensic examination. Police have said submissions made by the defence will not affect the ongoing investigation.
The case has sparked intense political and public scrutiny, with further legal proceedings expected in the coming days.
