{
  "id": 552967,
  "title": "Delhi Capitals Star Abhishek Porel Arrested In Hooghly Over Alleged Rape Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/delhi-capitals-star-abhishek-porel-arrested-in-hooghly-over-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:19:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/delhi-capitals-star-abhishek-porel-arrested-in-hooghly-over-alleged-rape-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi Capitals cricket player Abhishek Porel was taken into custody in Hooghly on Monday night, following an alleged rape allegation. The victim, a medical student from Karnataka, claimed that Porel had lured her into a relationship with the promise of marriage, only to threaten the release of private images and videos. The Calcutta High Court had previously issued an immediate arrest warrant after the woman made her allegations, including threats to expose her private materials.",
  "summary": "Delhi Capitals cricketer Abhishek Porel was arrested in Hooghly on Monday night in connection with an alleged rape case. A medical student had filed a complaint accusing Porel of having a physical relationship with her on the false promise of marriage. The Calcutta High Court had earlier ordered his immediate arrest after the woman alleged that he threatened to leak her intimate photos and…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Cricketer Abhishek Porel arrested by Bengal Police on rape charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/cricketer-abhishek-porel-arrested-by-bengal-police-on-rape-charges",
        "published": "2026-08-11T09:40:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel arrested on rape charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/bengal-cricketer-abhishek-porel-arrested-on-rape-charges",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:35:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}