Cricketer Prithvi Shaw attacked for refusing selfies at 5-star hotel, friend's car vandalised: reports

Cricketer Prithvi Shaw and his friend were allegedly attacked in Mumbai on 16 February 2023, according to reports.

The altercation began in a luxury hotel in the early hours of the day after Shaw was mobbed for selfies. The cricketer obliged two persons for selfies but refused when they came back with more people. When the fans insisted, Shaw's friend called the hotel manager, who asked the group to leave.

This made them angry, and later, they allegedly attacked Shaw's friend's car with baseball bats, according to an India Today report. The friend said that the cricketer then left in another car. The accused gave chase and Shaw's friend was stopped near the Jogeshwari petrol pump, and allegedly asked to pay ₹50,000 or face a fake case.

Subsequently, the cricketer's friend approached the police, who booked 6 persons for alleged extortion and unlawful assembly.