Prithvi Shaw had a fight with some people outside a club a few days ago and after that a case was registered against eight people.
Prithvi Shaw had a fight with fans outside a hotel
Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw was embroiled in a controversy in the past. He had a dispute with some people outside a club. The video of this incident was going viral in which a scuffle is seen between Shaw and a girl. The name of this girl is Sapna Gill, who has now been sent to police custody till 20 February. After this matter came to light, a case was registered against eight people, including Sapna.
Sapna is also an accused in this case. The accused attacked Shaw’s car with a baseball bat. Earlier it was reported that Shaw had refused to take a selfie with Sapna and after that there was an argument between these people. Later, another video of this incident surfaced in which it could be seen that there was a scuffle between Sapna and Shaw.
case registered against friends
According to officials, the incident took place when Prithvi Shaw refused a selfie with a female social media influencer, following which he had an argument with the said woman and her male friend. Following the incident that took place in the early hours of Wednesday, the police arrested social media influencer Sapna Gill on Thursday evening, while a case was registered against her friend Shobhit Thakur and six others on charges of rioting and extortion.
Gill’s lawyer accused Shaw of being drunk and said that the cricketer abused his reputation and position in attacking the influencer with a wooden bat, while the police said that Gill and Thakur were in an inebriated state at the time of the incident. A video of this incident has surfaced on social media, in which a scuffle can be seen with Shaw. An official said that the incident took place when the cricketer had gone to have dinner with a businessman friend at a hotel located near the domestic airport in Santacruz.
Shaw’s friend filed a complaint
Ashish Yadav, a friend of Shaw and the owner of the cafe, filed a complaint in this regard. Yadav has been living with Shaw in Bandra for the last three years. The officer said that as per the complaint, Thakur and Gill approached Shaw for a selfie. The official said that initially the cricketer allowed him to do so. However, when the two insisted on taking more selfies with them, Shaw declined the request, the officer said. The officer said that after this Gill and Thakur started arguing and misbehaving with the cricketer.
He said that it has been said in the complaint that both (Gil and Thakur) were in an inebriated condition. Seeing this, the hotel manager intervened and asked the two men seeking selfies with Shaw to leave the premises, he added.