Social media influencer Sapna Gill filed a prison criticism earlier than a Mumbai courtroom, searching for registration of a police case in opposition to India cricketer Prithvi Shaw for allegedly assaulting and outraging her modesty at a membership in suburban Andheri two months in the past. The criticism was filed in opposition to Shaw and his good friend Ashish Yadav earlier than the Andheri Justice of the Peace’s courtroom for registration of an FIR below IPC sections 354 (assault of prison pressure to girl with intent to outrage her modesty) 509 (phrase/gesture/act supposed to insult the modesty of a girl) and 324 (voluntarily inflicting harm by harmful weapons or means), Gill’s lawyer Ali Kaashif Khan mentioned.
The complainant alleged the 23-year-old cricketer assaulted her with a bat in February. A medical certificates issued by a authorities hospital has been annexed with the criticism to assist fees in opposition to the accused, Khan mentioned.
A separate criticism was filed in opposition to Airport police station personnel for not discharging their duties and registering an FIR (first data report) below IPC part 354 in opposition to Shaw and others on an earlier criticism of Gill, the lawyer mentioned.
Both the issues are anticipated to be heard by the courtroom on April 17. Gill was arrested in February together with some others in reference to an alleged assault on Shaw following an argument over clicking selfies at a suburban lodge. She is at the moment out on bail.
After being granted bail within the assault case, Gill had approached the Airport police station in Andheri with a criticism in opposition to Shaw, his good friend Ashish Yadav and others for allegedly outraging her modesty. However, the police have been but to register an FIR in opposition to the Mumbai batsman. In the criticism earlier than the courtroom, Gilll claimed she and her good friend Shobhit Thakur are common patrons of the upmarket membership, the place the latter noticed Shaw who was partying together with his associates and was allegedly drunk.
Thakur, a cricket fan, approached Shaw for selfies, however his transfer was met with “hostility”, the applying alleged. “Thakur, who’s simply a young person, 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 making an attempt to cease Shaw and others from additional harming and injuring Thakur,” as per the criticism.
When Gill was making an attempt to protect Thakur from the assault, Shaw touched her inappropriately and pushed her away, it mentioned. Hence, the accused has dedicated the unlawful and heinous crime of outraging her modesty, the criticism alleged.