Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Delhi Capitals Cricketer Abhishek Porel Denied Bail in Rape Case
A famous cricket player named Abhishek Porel plays for a team called the Delhi Capitals.
The police arrested him because a woman said he hurt her and did bad things to her.
The woman said she and the cricketer were together for a few years and planned to get married, but then problems started.
She said he scared her by threatening to share private pictures of her.
She also said he hurt her during a meeting in April 2026 and did not give her food when she needed help.
The police asked him to stay in custody for 14 days, and a judge decided he should not get bail for now.
He has to give the police his phones and other devices so they can check them.
His brother, who is also a cricket player, shared a news post saying people should not rush to judgment.
The police are still looking into what really happened, and we do not yet know if the woman's story is true.
Delhi Capitals cricketer Abhishek Porel was denied bail and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody in a sexual assault case.
He was arrested in Hooghly under non-bailable sections of the BNS and Sections 66E/72 of the IT Act.
A medical student from Karnataka alleged she had been in a relationship with Porel since 2023 and that they had planned to marry.
She accused him of criminal intimidation and blackmail, claiming he threatened to publish intimate photos and videos, and of assaulting and confining her on April 2, 2026, during the IPL 2026 season; the allegations are yet to be proven.
Porel's brother, Bengal cricketer Ishan Porel, shared journalist Deepika Narayan Bharadwaj's post questioning how a 20-year-old's life and career could be ruined over an unproven promise.
- Who
- Abhishek Porel, a Delhi Capitals and Bengal cricketer, and a female medical student from Karnataka who filed the complaint.
- What
- Porel was denied bail and sent to 14 days of judicial custody in an alleged sexual assault and criminal intimidation case.
- When
- Following his arrest in Hooghly; the alleged assault occurred on April 2, 2026, during the IPL 2026 season.
- Where
- Hooghly, where he was arrested and produced before the court.
- Why
- The complainant alleged rape, criminal intimidation, and blackmail involving threats to publish intimate photos and videos.
Supporting the Complainant's Account
Supporting the Accused / Presumption of Innocence
Bail and custody before trial
Supporting the Complainant's Account
The charges are non-bailable and serious, so keeping Porel in 14 days of judicial custody is necessary to protect the investigation and the complainant.
Supporting the Accused / Presumption of Innocence
Journalist Deepika Narayan Bharadwaj argued that an unproven allegation can entirely ruin a young man's life and career, suggesting custody is too harsh before guilt is proven.
Consent and marriage promise
Supporting the Complainant's Account
The complainant says she was coerced and blackmailed with threats to publish intimate photos and videos, and that she was assaulted and confined.
Supporting the Accused / Presumption of Innocence
Bharadwaj's post notes Porel was just 20 when the alleged marriage promise was made and questions whether a broken promise should land someone in jail.
- Accused
- Abhishek Porel, Delhi Capitals cricketer
- Bail status
- Denied; remanded to 14 days judicial custody
- Charges
- Non-bailable BNS sections and Sections 66E/72 of the IT Act
- Complainant
- Medical student from Karnataka
- Arrest location
- Hooghly
- Alleged incident date
- April 2, 2026, during the IPL 2026 season
- Investigation requirement
- Surrender of electronic devices, including storage devices
- Legal status
- Allegations yet to be proven
