Abishek Porel denied bail, remanded to 14 days judicial custody

Delhi Capitals and Bengal wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel was denied bail and sent to judicial custody for 14 days by the Chinsurah Court on Friday. The 23-year-old faces allegations of sexual relations under the pretext of marriage. Porel was arrested on August 11 after the Calcutta High Court directed police to take him into custody.

The case stems from a complaint filed at Mogra Police Station on June 23 by a medical student from Karnataka. The complainant alleged that she and Porel had been in a relationship for three and a half years and that he had established a physical relationship with her after promising to marry her. The complaint also levelled allegations of physical and mental abuse, threats and misuse of private photographs and videos.

Porel has denied wrongdoing. The case has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. The Calcutta High Court deferred further hearing of the woman's petition until September 14 after the West Bengal government sought more time to proceed with the investigation.