India, Feb. 4 -- Comedian Pranit More was allegedly assaulted by a group of men claiming to be Bollywood debutant Veer Pahariya's fans, the comedian's team claimed in a social media post.

The incident, which left the artiste injured, took place in Maharashtra's Solapur after his stand-up performance at 24K Kraft Brewzz on February 2.

Pranit More's team alleged that following his show when the comedian stayed back to meet fans and take selfies, as he often does, he was approached by a group of 11-12 appearing as fans wanting to take pictures with him.

However, instead of taking pictures, the men allegedly attacked him, punching and kicking him repeatedly, leaving him injured.

Pranit More's team identified the attacker as Tanveer Shaikh...