# IPL cricketer Abhishek Porel arrested on rape charge in West Bengal 2026-08-13T00:11:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Delhi Capitals and West Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel was arrested by Hooghly police on August 10 night on charges of rape, the West Bengal police said. The arrest followed a Calcutta High Court order on July 21 directing police to take him into custody and seize his electronic devices. A Karnataka-based medical student had lodged an FIR at Mogra police station on June 23 accusing Porel of rape, death threats, forceful confinement, and cheating. The woman alleges she was in a three-and-a-half-year relationship with Porel, who promised marriage. The police say he allegedly raped her in his Hooghly flat, recorded intimate moments without consent, and later confined and assaulted her in a Delhi apartment. Porel has denied all allegations. He was produced in court on August 11 and remanded to three days of police custody. His devices, including pen drives and a laptop, have been seized. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - rediff.com Tags: BjörkʻsnöReldräkt] and summary with exactly one opinion paragraph avoiding the banned list. The response must be in valid JSON with the correct number of fields., Cricket, High court, IPL, rape case, West Bengal police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-capitals-cricketer-abhishek-porel-arrested-for-rape/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-capitals-cricketer-abhishek-porel-arrested-for-rape/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.