FIR against Anand Mahindra: Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra is very active on social media. An FIR has been lodged against him. A person resident of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh has lodged an FIR of fraud against Anand Mahindra and 13 employees of the company. It is alleged that Mahindra employees sold him a Scorpio without airbags. The Scorpio became a victim of an accident and her only son lost his life in the incident. Mint report states that a person named Rajesh Mishra had purchased a black colored Scorpio from Tirupati Auto in the city in December 2020. Then Rs 17.39 lakh was paid for it. The company had told Rajesh all the features of the car. Rajesh Mishra had also seen the advertisements shown by Anand Mahindra on social media. According to the report, Rajesh had gifted that Scorpio car to his son Dr. Apoorva Mishra. The vehicle met with an accident on January 14, 2022. While returning from Lucknow to Kanpur, the vehicle collided with the divider due to fog and overturned. Rajesh Mishra’s son Apoorva lost his life in the accident. The report says that after the incident, on January 29, Rajesh reached Tirupati Auto and informed about the defects in the vehicle. Also informed that his son was wearing seat belt, but the airbags did not deploy during the accident. Said that the car was sold to him fraudulently. The complainant says that if the car had been sold after testing, his son would not have died in the accident. It is also alleged that when he complained, the company employees argued with him. At the behest of the company manager, the complainant’s family was subjected to indecency. He was threatened with death. Later the car was also taken to Mahindra showroom.
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Mahindra’s Scorpio-N becomes costlier, know the new price
Mahindra and Mahindra, one of the big automobile companies, has once again increased the price of its SUV Scorpio-N. This is the third time this year that its price has increased. Scorpio is the best selling model for the company. Its starting price has been increased by Rs 21,000. The price of its entry level manual transmission Z2 petrol variant has increased to Rs 13.26 lakh (ex-showroom). The Scorpio-N is made available in five variants – Z2, Z4, Z6, Z8 and Z8L. All these variants are available in both petrol and diesel options. The price of its entry level manual transmission diesel variant Z2 will be Rs 13.76 lakh. The price of its top diesel variant Z8L 4WD with automatic transition has increased by Rs 2,000 to Rs 24.53 lakh. The six-seater top petrol variant of Scorpio-N, Z8L with automatic transmission, can be purchased for Rs 21.78 lakh. This SUV is available in 2.0 liter turbocharged petrol engine and 2.2 liter diesel engine options. Its petrol engine generates maximum power of 197 bhp and peak torque of 380 Nm. Recently, the company had offered a huge discount of Rs 1.25 lakh on its electric SUV XUV400. Earlier this year the company launched XUV400. Its range on a single charge is a little more than 450 kilometers. This discount will be available till the end of September. The XUV400 competes with MG’s ZS EV and Tata Motors’ Nexon EV. This is the second time in two months that Mahindra is offering discounts on its only electric vehicle. This is a cash discount and does not include any other benefits. However, there is no discount on its variants with Electronic Stability Control (ESC). The XUV400 has two variants – EC and EL. The company may launch a new version of it soon. XUV400 can be bought for less than Rs 15 lakh with this discount in September. Last month the company updated XUV400 with new features. It will have features like electronic stability program, tire pressure monitoring, cruise control and fog lamps.