Delhi Capitals Cricketer Abishek Porel Arrested in Assault Case

Abishek Porel, a 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batter for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, was arrested in West Bengal on Tuesday in connection with a criminal case filed by a medical student. The arrest followed a Calcutta High Court order directing police to take him into custody.

Porel was apprehended by officers from the Mogra police station in Hooghly district. According to Hooghly Rural Superintendent of Police Kunwar Bhushan Singh, the cricketer was arrested late Monday night and was scheduled to be produced before the Chinsurah Court on Tuesday. The case stems from a complaint lodged by the woman and her mother at the Mogra Police Station in June.

The complainant, a medical student from Karnataka, alleged that she had been in a relationship with Porel for approximately three years. She claimed that Porel had promised to marry her but later refused, and that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with her under this false promise. The complaint further accused Porel of assault, criminal intimidation, and illegally confining her.

Specific allegations in the First Information Report include an incident in Delhi on April 2, 2026, where the woman claimed she was...