Lamborghini crash: No need to question Shivam Mishra anymore, says IO
Kanpur (UP) (PTI): Police probing the high-profile case of the Lamborghini crash on VIP Road here said that there is no need for further interrogation of the accused, Shivam Kumar Mishra.
Whatever questioning was necessary has been carried out at the time of Mishra's arrest on Thursday, the investigating officer and officiating in-charge Dinesh Kumar told PTI.
"Whatever questioning was required was done at the time of his arrest. There is no need to call him again," Kumar said.
According to police records, Mishra was arrested at 8.50 am on Thursday and produced before the court within about 70 minutes, an official said on condition of anonymity.
The brief interval has raised questions from several quarters about how the arrest formalities, interrogation and court production were completed within such a limited timeframe, the official added.
When asked about the sequence of events, the investigating officer declined to comment.
He said Mishra has submitted documents related to the Lamborghini sports car and no further paperwork is pending from him.
"The investigation is on. Evidence is being collected and a chargesheet will be filed before the court soon," Kumar asserted.
Mishra, son of local tobacco businessman K K Mishra, was granted bail by a Kanpur court on Thursday, hours after his arrest in connection with the crash that left several people injured.
The court had directed that he must cooperate with the investigation and appear on scheduled dates.
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Baramati plane crash: CID questions VSR Ventures owner
Pune (PTI): The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department on Thursday questioned V K Singh, owner of VSR Ventures, which operated the aircraft involved in the Baramati crash that killed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, a CID officer said.
“The statement of V K Singh is being recorded,” said the CID officer, without disclosing more details about the questioning, which was still underway.
A Learjet 45 aircraft, operated by VSR Ventures, crashed near the Baramati air strip in Pune district on January 28, killing Pawar and four others.
After the plane crash, an accidental death report was registered at the Baramati Taluka police station, and the case was later transferred to the Pune CID. Earlier, the state agency had said that its focus was to ascertain if sabotage or criminal negligence led to the Baramati tragedy.
Days before V K Singh's questioning, the CID had sent a set of questions to VSR Ventures in connection with its investigation into the plane crash, according to a source.
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar had alleged on Wednesday that someone was trying to save VSR Ventures, and claimed that a preliminary probe by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) vindicated the doubts earlier raised by him.
In its 22-page preliminary report on the air tragedy, the AAIB said the visibility at the time of the crash was below the required level. It also flagged fading marks on the runway and the presence of loose gravel on the runway surface.
A few days ago, Ajit Pawar’s son Jay Pawar had shared a purported video on social media alleging that V K Singh's son Rohit Singh was seen dozing off in the chief pilot’s seat during a flight, and demanded his immediate arrest.
He had also demanded that all aircraft of VSR Ventures be grounded till the inquiry into his father’s plane crash is completed.
