Abishek Porel, the Delhi Capitals and Bengal cricketer, has been denied bail in an alleged rape case involving a medical scholar. A courtroom on Friday despatched him to judicial custody for 14 days.Porel was arrested on August 11 in Hooghly after being questioned over a grievance filed by a younger lady, who accused him of rape, blackmail and different offences. He was later medically examined earlier than being produced earlier than 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 shall be produced in courtroom at present,” Hooghly (Rural) Superintendent of Police Kunar Bhushan Singh instructed PTI.
What the complainant alleged
In keeping with the grievance, the girl mentioned Porel entered right into a relationship together with her after promising to marry her. She alleged that after their relationship ended, he threatened to share personal images of her. Police registered a case underneath 19 sections, with a lot of the expenses being non-bailable.The grievance additionally refers to an alleged incident in Delhi on April 2, 2026. The lady claimed she was confined, not given meals and intentionally stored remoted, leaving her bodily weak and unable to stroll correctly.She additional alleged that each households had mentioned marriage, however the relationship later deteriorated after she allegedly discovered about Porel’s involvement with different ladies.
Courtroom proceedings
The case had beforehand reached the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya directed Magra Police Station to grab digital units, together with Porel’s cell phone, and submit an investigation report.On the August 11 listening to, police instructed the courtroom that Porel had been arrested and can be produced earlier than the Chinsurah courtroom. The cricketer has now been denied bail and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days whereas the case proceeds.
