Sapna Gill alleges delay in FIR against Prithvi Shaw, threatens to sue Mumbai Police

Prithvi Shaw, Sapna Gill (Image Credit: Twitter)

India cricketer Prithvi Shaw vs Sapna Gill's case doesn't seem to cool down at the moment. It all started with the former alleging Gill and her friend, Shobhit allegedly asked Shaw for a selfie. The right-hander obliged but denied it as the request was repeated. After this, Gill and Co allegedly attacked Shaw's car with the intention to hurt the 2018 U19 World Cup-winning skipper.

However, the Mumbaikar wasn't inside the vehicle and his friend was attacked in the process. After this, the Mumbai police arrested Sapna and Co but they lawyered up after a day or two. In reply, they alleged that they never met the cricketer and neither asked for a selfie. Also, the alleged Shaw for molesting and a case consisting of several sections under the Indian Penal Code.

The former India U19 skipper has been booked under sections 34 (criminal act with common intention), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 146 (rioting), 148 (rioting with armed weapons), 149 (unlawful assembly offense committed in prosecution), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons), 351 (use of criminal force), 354 (outrage of modesty) and 509 (advantage of proximity, gesture to outrage modesty) of the Indian Penal code.

Sapna Gill has been pressured not to go against Prithvi Shaw: Ali Kaashif Khan

In a fresh set of allegations against the opening batter, Gill's lawyer Ali Kaashif Khan has alleged that the FIR hasn't been registered against Shaw. Khan said that his client has been pressured to drop the case.

“Now, the Airport police station officers have recorded my client’s statement but they have not registered an FIR yet,” said Khan. The lawyer said, “She is being pressured through many sources to not go against Prithvi. If this is how it goes and there’s a delay in registering the FIR, then we would be constrained to proceed ahead under section 166A (public servant disobeying direction under law) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against police.”