Kanpur luxury car accident: Lawyer says Shivam Mishra wasn't driving; police counter with CCTV, witnesses

Kanpur luxury car crash: Lawyer claims Shivam Mishra wasn't driving; police provide evidence contradicting this assertion.

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 PoliceAs per Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal, the car driven by Shivam Mishra has been seized. An FIR has been registered. pic.twitter.com/v06iFbWGgZ

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.

"The car was being driven by the driver, not by Shivam Mishra. We will present the facts and evidence before the court," Mr. Kumar said, urging authorities to treat the incident as an accident rather than a criminal offence.

However, the Kanpur Police dismissed the claim, maintaining that the investigation so far has confirmed Mr. Mishra to be the driver at the time of the crash.

Commissioner of Police Raghubir Lal told PTI that available evidence and eyewitness statements corroborate Mr. Mishra's presence at the wheel.