Prithvi Shaw Selfie-saga: Accused Sapna Gill seeks molestation FIR against India batter
Sapna Gills files FIR against Prithvi Shaw (Source: Twitter)
Social media influencer Sapna Gill, who was arrested following an attack on Prithvi Shaw in connection with the controversy that erupted over the denial for clicking selfies, was given bail by a magistrate court on Monday, February 20. Following her bail, she lodged an application seeking FIR alleging Prithvi Shaw and his friend Ashish Yadav for molestation.
Per reports, her application was filed through her advocate Kaashif Ali Khan at the Airport police station in Andheri; she and her friend Shobit Thakur were regulars in the club where the incident occurred. Thakur, being a cricket fan, approached Shaw for a selfie, and that is where the problem started.
According to the application, “Thakur, who is just a teenager, was unaware of the brutality of the drunken mob. Thakur was helpless and was unable to defend himself. Hence, she (Gill) intervened and entered the fray, trying to stop Shaw and others from further harming and injuring Thakur.”
‘Prithvi Shaw hit me on chest and arms’ – Gill
Following her arrest, Gill had to appear in front of a court in Mumbai, where some of her statements raised serious questions. “He (Shaw) hit me on the chest and arms. We were there just to take help of the police. They were eight to ten people, and we were just two. I do not know him, nor have I ever seen him. I never asked for a selfie with him. He was totally drunk. He was in front of a police station; he could have filed the FIR then only,” she said.
Shaw and friends have claimed that the group of accused followed the vehicle and halted it near the Jogeshwari Link Road Lotus petrol pump. One of the accused smashed the car’s windshield with a baseball bat. Furthermore, they assaulted Shaw’s friend blackmailing him for 50,000 INR.
Shaw’s friend was immediately reported to the Oshiwara Police Station. A police complaint was filed, and the investigation started with the two accused being booked under sections 384,143, 148,149, 427,504, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code primarily. Later on, the number of people booked increased to eight.
