IPL cricketer Abhishek Porel arrested over rape allegations
Bengal cricketer Abishek Porel, who has represented Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League , was arrested by police in Hooghly district on Monday night following a complaint by a woman who alleged that he had sexual relations with her on the promise of marriage, an official said on Tuesday. #WATCH | Hooghly, West Bengal: Hooghly Rural SP Kunwar Bhushan Singh- In connection with Mogra PS Case…
Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel was apprehended by police in Hooghly district on Monday night following an allegation of sexual intercourse, reportedly in exchange for marriage, according to a woman who filed the complaint with Mogra police station on June 23. The arrest took place in Emami City, West Bengal. Police sources revealed that Porel, who has played for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, is accused of multiple infractions, including the Information Technology Act (Section 66E/72) and Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The complainant, a medical student from Karnataka, alleged that she and Porel had been in a relationship for nearly three-and-a-half years and had intended to marry. Porel will be taken before a court in Chinsurah on Tuesday.
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