Prithvi Shaw attack: Accused woman and 3 others sent to 14-day judicial custody

Indian opener Prithvi Shaw found himself in a huge controversy when he had an unforgettable experience with a group of fans, who forced him for more selfies and later attacked him, and his friend,on the streets of Mumbai. Following this, the woman accused -- a social media influencer named Sapna Gill -- along with three othershas been sentto judicial custody on Monday (February 20). The two-weekjudicial custody will commence on Monday following the wrap of the police custody. It is to be noted that Sapna was one of eightpeople arrested by Oshiwara Policein Mumbai under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (143, 148, 149, 384, 437, 504, 506).

Sapna and seven otherswere booked by the Oshiwara Police following a complaint by Prithvi Shaw's friend Ashish Surendra Yadav.Ashish made shocking claims that the group of people attacked his car with baseball bats and eventhreatened false cases if a sum of INR 50,000 was not given to them. The video of the incident created a huge stir on social media platforms and went viral in a flash.

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Sapna, however, denied all the allegations and claimed thatShaw tried to physically assault her and her friends. In addition, she pointed out that the Indian cricketer was carrying a stick with him during the incident.

It all started when Shaw had gone out for a dinner outing in a five-star hotel in Santacruz on February 15. Just then, he met a group of fans whoinsisted on a selfie. At first, Shaw obliged two people with selfies, but the same group returned and asked for more pictures with the star cricketer. This time around, Shaw didn't entertain their requests and asked them to leave him alone. When the fans didn't listen, Shaw's friend called the manager of the hotel and reported the matter, according to the complaint. The complaint further revealed that the group of fans were asked to leave. They, however,waited outside and attacked Shaw and his friend.

Shaw was part of India's home T20Is versus New Zealand. However, he didn't feature in the playing XI. He will next be seen in IPL 2023 for the Delhi Capitals (DC).