DC cricketer gets bail in alleged rape case after more than a month in jail

Bengal cricketer Abishek Porel has been granted bail by a Chinsurah court after spending more than a month in custody in connection with an alleged rape and criminal intimidation case. The development was reported by ABP Ananda, while multiple reports have also confirmed the bail order.Porel, who plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, was arrested on August 11 following a complaint filed by a medical student from Karnataka. She alleged that she had been in a relationship with Porel for around three-and-a-half years and that the two had planned to marry.The complainant also alleged that they had travelled abroad together during their relationship, but claimed that Porel later denied their relationship, prompting her to approach the police.Her complaint was filed at Mogra police station on June 23.