KANPUR, Feb. 11 -- A Kanpur court on Wednesday rejected the surrender and bail plea of Mohan Lal, who has claimed he was driving the Lamborghini involved in the recent crash, which injured several pedestrians, after police informed the court that he was neither named nor wanted in the case. The court also declined to release the seized Lamborghini Revuelto, citing a pending technical evaluation report.

Mohan Lal appeared before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM-3) court, where his counsel moved two applications. One sought his surrender and bail based on an affidavit, while the other requested release of the luxury car, reportedly worth Rs.12 crore, currently in police custody.

In his affidavit, Lal claimed that he, and...