Prithvi Shaw can breathe a sigh of relief. Mumbai Police have informed the court after an investigation that the Delhi Capitals star is innocent and the accusations were “false and unfounded”. Social media influencer Sapna Gill lodged an FIR for molestation and physical assault against the India cricketer.
In her complaint before a magistrate court in Andheri, Gill sought FIR under three bailable offences against Shaw and his friend Ashish Yadav.
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What are the charges against Prithvi Shaw?
- IPC Section 354: Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
- IPC Section 509: Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman
- IPC 324: Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means for attacking her with a bat in February.
Before moving the court, Gill had approached the Airport police station in Andheri for registration of a molestation case against the cricketer and his friend.
Police told the court that examination of the CCTV footage of the pub shows that Gill and her friend Shobit Thakur were drunk and dancing.
Thakur wanted to record Shaw with his mobile phone but the cricketer stopped him from taking videos. On perusal of the footage, it doesn’t appear that Shaw and others molested Gill in any way, the police said.
Police said they have recorded statements of witnesses present in the pub where the alleged incident occurred and they stated that no one touched Gill inappropriately.
Police Investigation
Police also examined CCTV footage of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, which is in the vicinity. The video proved that the social media influencer was following Shaw’s car with a baseball bat in her hand. The footage shows that she smashed the windshield of the cricketer’s car, police informed the court.
The report also mentioned that police have recorded statements of CISF officials. They too said no such incident had taken place as claimed by Gill.
According to a CISF official, they received an alert about a scuffle in the area. Upon reaching the spot, he saw a car’s windshield smashed. The car driver said an argument broke out inside the pub. The manager had asked them to leave and that he wanted to lodge an FIR, as per the report.
The official saw a woman holding a baseball bat in her hand. Her male friend took the bat from her and threw it to the side when they saw police approaching the spot. None of the men at the spot was assaulting the woman.
The investigation conducted in accordance with the complaint of Gill revealed that the allegations against Prithvi Shaw and others are false /unfounded, police said.
Sapna Gill was arrested in February along with some others in connection with an alleged attack on Shaw following an argument over clicking selfies at a suburban hotel.
After securing bail, Gill approached the Airport police station with a complaint against Shaw, his friend Ashish Yadav, and others, for alleged molestation and outraging modesty. She later moved the court after the police didn’t register a case against the cricketer.
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