Abhishek Porel granted bail after 36 days in jail on rape charges

Delhi Capitals and Bengal wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel has been granted bail after spending over a month in jail. The player was arrested by police in Hooghly district last month over allegations of rape, assault and criminal intimidation. The arrest followed a complaint by a medical student alleging that Porel had sexual relations with her on the promise of marriage. Porel was arrested on August 11 after police registered a case under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Porel was granted bail by the Chinsurah court on Thursday but will have to wait another day for his release from jail. He is expected to be released on Friday.