Prithvi Shaw was drunk and ‘hit her with a bat’, claims arrested woman’s lawyer
- Sapna Gill, a social media influencer, has now been arrested, an official from Oshiwara Police Station said. She is one of the eight accused against whom the case has been registered.
Cricketer Prithvi Shaw was drunk, arrested woman, Sapna Gill's lawyer has told news agency ANI. Prithvi Shaw and his friend got into a brawl outside a luxurious Mumbai hotel in the wee hours on Wednesday, video of which have emerged on social media.
The lawyer, Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh alleged that Shaw hit the woman with his bat.
"In the five-star hotel, social media influencer Sapna Gill just went to Prithvi Shaw as a fan for taking a selfie with him. They were having a party, Prithvi Shaw was drunk and he was holding a bat in his hand and he hit with his bat to Sapna. Then the next day, he went to the police and filed the case," claimed Deshmukh.
The lawyer further said they will file the case against the cricketer.
"Now, we will file the case against Prithvi Shaw because he was drunk. He drove the car as well in a drunken state and we also got to know that he had hit one bike too. He has beaten influencer Sapna with the bat. We will file a case under sections 354, 509 and 334 on him. Sapna gill and Prithvi shaw have no past relationship with each other, she just went to take a selfie with him. We are trying to get influencer bail and then we will file the FIR against the cricketer," he added.
In the video that has become viral on social media, Shaw is seen tackling a broken baseball bat which is also held by the social media influencer Sapna Gill. Mint could not verify from the video if Shaw hit the woman with the bat.
See the video here
According to a police complaint filed by Prithi Shaw's friend who was acoompanying him at the hotel, the brawl erupted when Sapna Gill and her male friend insisted Shaw on clicking more selfies, than the cricketer had already obliged.
Sapna Gill, a social media influencer, has now been arrested, an official from Oshiwara Police Station said. She is one of the eight accused against whom the case has been registered.
Notably, eight people have been booked for allegedly attacking Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw after the batsman refused to take a selfie with them for the second time.
Shaw was in the car when it was attacked by the accused. Later, Shaw was sent in another car. The accused also chased the vehicle of Prithvi Shaw's friend.
As per the complainant, Shaw had gone to a five-star hotel in Santacruz for dinner with his friends when some unknown people came near their table and insisted on a selfie.
The cricketer obliged two people with selfies but after some time the same group returned, demanding to take selfies again. Shaw refused, saying he has come to eat food with friends and doesn't want to be disturbed.
When they insisted on taking selfies, Prithvi's friend called the hotel manager and complained about them. After this, the hotel manager asked the accused to leave the hotel.
When Shaw and his friend came out of the hotel after having dinner, the accused were waiting outside the hotel and attacked them with baseball bats and smashed the front and rear windows of their car.
Shaw's friend's car was stopped near Jogeshwari's Lotus petrol pump. Where a lady came near the car and started abusing them.
The complainant further claimed that the lady even demanded ₹50,000, otherwise she will file a false case.
After the incident, the complainant reached Oshiwara Police Station and filed a case.
Further investigations are underway.
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First Published:16 Feb 2023, 09:13 PM IST
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