Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel, who plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, was arrested by police in Hooghly district on Monday night following a complaint by a woman alleging that he had sexual relations with her on the promise of marriage, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday.“There was a case lodged against him and a court order to arrest him. He was arrested late last night. He will be produced in court today,” Hooghly (Rural) Superintendent of Police Kunar Bhushan Singh was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.Porel was arrested by Mogra police and is expected to be produced before a court in Chinsurah later on Tuesday.Police have registered a case against Porel under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 69, as well as provisions of the Information Technology Act, police sources said.A woman medical student from Karnataka filed a complaint against Porel at Mogra police station on June 23. In her complaint, she alleged that she had been in a relationship with Porel for around three-and-a-half years and that the two had planned to get married.Police began an investigation after receiving the complaint.
Who is Abhishek Porel?
Abhishek Porel is a left-handed wicketkeeper-batter who made his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals in 2023. He has played 35 IPL matches for the franchise.In IPL 2026, Porel made four appearances for the Axar Patel-led Delhi Capitals and scored 108 runs in four innings.Porel has also represented Bengal in domestic cricket across formats. He has played 32 First-Class, 23 List A and 61 T20 matches, scoring 1,408, 833 and 1,590 runs respectively.He has represented Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.In his 32 First-Class matches, Porel has scored 1,408 runs at an average of 31.28. In 23 List A matches, he has made 833 runs at a strike rate of 95.63 and an average of 43.84.
