The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom on Tuesday adjourned till September 14 the listening to of a petition filed by a girl accusing Bengal cricketer Abishek Porel of getting sexual relations together with her on the promise of marriage, after the West Bengal authorities sought extra time to take the investigation ahead following his arrest.
Porel was arrested on Monday evening in reference to the criticism filed by the medical scholar.
A report was positioned earlier than the bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya, following which the state sought an adjournment to permit the police to proceed with the investigation following the cricketer’s arrest.
In keeping with a PTI report, one other accused within the case, reportedly a pal of Porel, has but to be apprehended. The police are persevering with their efforts to hint him because the investigation progresses.
Adjourning the listening to, Justice Bhattacharyya directed that the matter be listed once more on September 14.
Porel, who has performed within the IPL for Delhi Capitals, was arrested by Mogra police following a July 14 order of the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom directing the police to arrest him and seize his digital gadgets.
In keeping with a police officer, the complainant, a third-year medical scholar from Karnataka, alleged that Porel sexually assaulted and abused her after promising to marry her. She claimed that the 2 first met in 2023 and have been subsequently in a relationship for round three years.
In her petition earlier than the Excessive Courtroom, the lady additionally alleged that Porel threatened to make pictures of their intimate moments public.
A district court docket in Chinsurah subsequently remanded Porel to 3 days of police custody after denying his bail plea.
The case was initially filed on June 30 and registered underneath a number of sections of the BNS and IT Act, together with Sections 69, 311, 318, 66 and 72.
In keeping with the criticism, the lady and Porel had determined to get married and had additionally travelled overseas collectively. Nevertheless, variations allegedly arose between them round one-and-a-half years in the past. The matter had reached the police station on the time, however no formal criticism was filed.
Porel has not performed aggressive cricket for the reason that finish of IPL 2026, throughout which he featured in solely 4 matches for the Delhi franchise.
