Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw’s car was attacked with a baseball bat by a person after an argument over taking selfies with him outside a luxury hotel at Santacruz in Mumbai, officials said on Thursday, February 16.

Following the incident that took place in the early hours of Wednesday, a case of rioting and extortion was registered against eight persons, including a woman, they said.

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

According to the complaint filed by Shaw’s friend Ashish Surendra Yadav, the accused followed the car and threatened false cases if money was not given. Shaw had gone to a five-star hotel in Santacruz, also in north west Mumbai, for dinner when the unidentified accused came to their and insisted on a selfie.

Shaw obliged two people with a selfie, but the same group returned and asked for selfies with the other accused.

Shaw refused this time. When they insisted, Shaw’s friend called the restaurant manager and complained about them. The accused were asked to leave the hotel by the manager. This incident angered them and when Shaw and his friend came out of the hotel after dinner, some people were standing outside the hotel with baseball bats. The police said they are investigating the incident. According to an official, a case has been registered under sections 384, 143, 148, 149, 427, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.