Prithvi Shaw selfie controversy: Influencer Sapna Gill files FIR against cricketer

Mumbai, February 21: Main arrested in Prithvi Shaw selfie controversy, social media Influencer Sapna Gill filed an FIR against the swashbuckling batter and others.                    

In an application, filed by Sapna's advocate Kaashif Ali Khan on Monday, she alleged that the cricketer molested her in a public place, outraging her modesty, and physically assaulting her with a deadly weapon.

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She alleged further that Shaw connived with others to commit the criminal act.

Police filed FIR under IPC sections 34, 120A, 144, 146, 148, 149, 323, 324, 351, 354 and 509, along with Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

In the meanwhile, Sapna was arrested for allegedly attacking Shaw after the batsman reportedly refused to take a selfie with them for the second time.

Meanwhile, earlier court sent Sapna Gill to police custody till February 20 in connection with the incident.

Notably,  Shaw was allegedly manhandled and his car was attacked with a baseball bat outside a hotel in the Santacruz area of Mumbai, following an argument with the influencer and her friend Shobit Thakur after the cricketer refused to click more selfies with them.

The Oshiwara police arrested Gill on Thursday booked seven in the case.    

The police recorded the statement of Ashish Yadav, He told the police that the accused, Sapna, had threatened to kill him.

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After Yadav's statement, the police added Section 387 (putting a person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion) of the IPC to the FIR.