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Abishek Porel has been denied bail within the alleged rape case.
Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel arrested for alleged rape. (Image Credit score: Creimas)
Delhi Capitals and West Bengal cricketer Abishek Porel was denied bail on Friday within the case of an alleged rape of a medical scholar. He has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.
Porel was arrested on August 11 in Hooghly after being questioned by police in reference to the case filed by a younger lady who accused the cricketer of rape, blackmail and different offences.
He was taken into custody and subsequently arrested late Wednesday night time. He underwent a medical examination earlier than being produced on the Chinsurah courtroom.
“There was a case lodged towards him and a courtroom order to arrest him. He was arrested late final night time. He will probably be produced in courtroom at present,” Hooghly (Rural) Superintendent of Police Kunar Bhushan Singh informed PTI.
The lady has alleged that Porel entered right into a relationship together with her after promising to marry her. She additional accused him of threatening to flow into objectionable images after their relationship broke down. A case was registered towards Porel underneath 19 sections, most of that are non-bailable offences.
The allegations additionally embrace an incident in Delhi on April 2, 2026, when the complainant claimed she was illegally confined, denied meals and intentionally remoted. In line with the FIR, she grew to become bodily weak and was unable to stroll correctly.
The complainant additional claimed that their households had mentioned marriage, however the relationship deteriorated after she allegedly found Porel’s involvement with different ladies.
The case had earlier come earlier than the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya directed the Magra Police Station to grab all digital units, together with Porel’s cell phone, and submit a report on the investigation. On the August 11 listening to, the police knowledgeable the courtroom that Porel had been arrested and could be produced earlier than the Chinsurah courtroom.
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Ask News18Abishek Porel has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days after being denied bail. The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom had beforehand adjourned a listening to on the case till September 14.
Ask News18August 14, 2026, 17:08 IST
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