Delhi Capitals batsman Abhishek Porel. File.
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Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel, who has performed for Delhi Capitals within the IPL, was arrested by police in Hooghly district following allegations that he had sexual relations with a girl on the promise of marriage, an official mentioned on Tuesday (August 11, 2026).
“There was a case lodged in opposition to him and a courtroom order to arrest him. He was arrested late final evening. He can be produced in courtroom at present,” Hooghly (Rural) Superintendent of Police Kunar Bhushan Singh advised PTI.
Porel was arrested by the Mogra police late on Monday (August 10, 2026) evening and is more likely to be produced earlier than a courtroom in Chinsurah afterward Tuesday (August 11, 2026).
Police have registered a case in opposition to the cricketer beneath a number of provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), together with Part 69, together with provisions of the Info Know-how Act, police sources mentioned.
A lady medical scholar from Karnataka lodged a criticism in opposition to Porel at Mogra police station on June 23, alleging that they’d been in a relationship for round three-and-a-half years and had deliberate to get married.
Following the criticism, police launched an investigation into the allegations.
Police groups subsequently visited Porel’s residence in Chandannagar a number of instances however couldn’t discover him there.
Reactions from Porel and his household are awaited.
Printed – August 11, 2026 04:05 pm IST
