A police complaint has been lodged against Bengal and Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel by a woman who alleged he engaged in a sexual relationship under the false promise of marriage, and subjected her to assault and criminal intimidation.

The complaint was filed by the woman and her mother at the Mogra Police Station in Hooghly district on Tuesday, following which police said they have begun an investigation into the matter.




According to the complaint, the woman alleged that she and Porel had been in a relationship for the past three years and that differences surfaced last year, after which the cricketer allegedly started “distancing” himself from her.

She further alleged that Porel had promised to marry her but is now unwilling to do so.

Porel, who is currently in Bengaluru, strongly denied the allegations and described them as false. He also said that he had not yet been contacted by police.

“I am playing well now, so various things are coming up,” Porel was quoted as saying in the media.