Abhishek Porel, the wicketkeeper-batter for Delhi Capitals and Bengal, has been granted bail after spending over a month in jail. Porel was arrested on August 11 in Hooghly district following allegations of rape, assault, and criminal intimidation. The case stemmed from a complaint by a medical student, who accused him of engaging in sexual relations with her under the promise of marriage. His arrest was made under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 69, as well as provisions of the Information Technology Act.
A young medical student from Karnataka lodged a complaint against Porel at Mogra police station on June 23, alleging that the two had been in a relationship for around three-and-a-half years and had planned to get married. The woman subsequently approached the Calcutta High Court, following which the court directed the police to arrest Porel on July 20. Following the June complaint, police launched an investigation, and teams visited Porel’s residence in Chandannagar several times but could not find him there.
The two had a dispute around a year and a half ago, which led to police intervention, but no complaint was filed at that time, according to the complaint. What are the allegations? The woman also alleged that the two had travelled abroad together, but that Porel later denied their relationship, following which she approached the police. The court proceedings also involved allegations of criminal intimidation and other offences, apart from the rape allegation.
Porel had earlier denied the allegations. (With agency inputs) After being granted bail, Abhishek was expected to be released from jail on Friday, according to a report by ABP Ananda .
