Kolkata: Alleging harassment by police, Asian Games Gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who has been charged with rape, on Thursday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene in the case. "I would like the chief minister to speak out against my harassment and want the cooperation of Sports minister Madan Mitra and the West Bengal government. Many people assured me of help in my days of crisis, but there are none around me now. This is shocking," Pinki, who has been identified as male by police in its charge sheet after medical reports, told reporters.
Reiterating her charge that the police were harassing her and provoking her to commit suicide, the athlete who won the 4x400 m relay gold in 2006 Doha Asian Games, said, "I gave so much to the country and many persons including those from sporting fraternity promised help, but I regret that none are forthcoming."
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11:17 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, described as male in a police chargesheet which also accused her of rape, on Wednesday said that she had not done anything wrong. She also blamed the police for torturing her. "Everybody who said that they will support me is now keeping quiet. I feel bad about this. I have not anything wrong. Why am I being tortured? I feel like committing...
01:10 PM, Nov 15, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik, described as a male in a police chargesheet which also accused her of rape, on Wednesday said she would file a defamation case against investigators and a government lawyer. "Very soon I will slap a defamation case against the police and the additional public prosecutor for defaming me and trying to outrage my modesty," said the 26-year-old athlete, who was formally charged...
08:38 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Kolkata: Alleging a "huge conspiracy" after police filed a chargesheet claiming she was a male, Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik on Monday said the investigating authorities were trying to force her to commit suicide. Pinki said that contrary to the police claim, the medical report had concluded that she was incapable of committing rape. However, she said despite requests, she had not been given a copy of the...
12:17 AM, Nov 13, 2012
Kolkata: The medical report of Pinki Pramanik suggests that the athlete is male. The police have submitted a chargesheet against Pinki Pramanik at Barasat Court alongside the medical report, charging the athlete with rape and cheating. Pinki's medical tests were performed by a board of doctors at the SSKM hospital in Kolkata. Pinki was arrested and jailed after the athlete's former live-in partner accused that she had been raped by...
03:35 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who was accused of gender misrepresentation and rape by her live-in partner, has rejoined her duty at the Sealdah Railway Station after the Eastern Railway revoked her suspension. The former middle-distance runner, who had got a relay gold at the Doha 2006 Asiad, on Thursday rejoined as a ticket collector in the station. "I feel relieved after the trauma which I had gone...
04:24 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Mumbai: Asian Games silver medallist Santhi Soundarajan's tragic story from being the nations top athlete to a daily wage labourer due to a gender test result made headlines. But what are these 'gender tests'? How exact are these tests that have also been conducted on another athlete Pinki Parmanik? Pinki burst into the world scene with a stellar performance at the South Asian Games in 2006. Now she's been forced...
08:51 AM, Jul 26, 2012
Kolkata: Athlete Pinki Pramanik's former live-in partner has alleged that she was forced to make allegations against her by Avatar Singh, who is the husband of former athlete and CPM MP Jyotirmoyee Sikdar. Pinki's former partner has submitted copies of taped telephone chats with Avatar Singh as evidence to the police. She has alleged that Avatar had told her to take nude pictures of Pinki and blackmail her in return...
12:10 PM, Jul 17, 2012
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Monday ordered an inquiry into the land allotted to Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik, who recently walked out of jail after spending 26 days in custody on charges of rape. "KMDA CEO Vivek Bharadwaj will inquire into the matter about how Pinki was allotted the land under Sports quota and if she had used that plot in commercial purpose," state's Urban Development Minister...
12:40 AM, Jul 17, 2012
Kolkata: Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and committing rape, on Sunday sought police protection and filed a theft complaint against her live-in partner on whose complaint she was arrested in West Bengal June 14. "I was out of my house for almost a month and when I returned many of my belongings were missing so I have lodged a police complaint. I have also...
07:26 PM, Jul 15, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Sports Minister Madan Mitra on Wednesday alleged that gold medal winning athlete Pinki Pramanik was involved in a land scam as she had illegally sold a plot leased to her by the state government free of cost. But the former athlete denied any wrongdoing. "The land was given to Pinki for building her personal residence and not for making profit. If she has sold it for making...
07:44 AM, Jul 12, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik on Wednesday claimed that she was being blackmailed and framed by her roommate. Speaking to CNN-IBN after walking out of the jail, Pinki said, "My roommate used to blackmail me over my photographs and now she framed me." Pinki also claimed injustice as she said she was arrested without a medical test. "I was sent to jail without carrying out a medical test....
12:19 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik finally walked out of jail after 26 days on Wednesday. After walking out of the jail, Pinki said that she was being framed on rape charges by her live-in partner. "I will consult my lawyer and decide my next course of action. I have been framed and that woman is still trying to frame me," Pinki said. Pinki was granted bail by the...
10:03 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of raping a woman, is likely to be released from a Dum Dum Central Correctional Home in Kolkata on Wednesday. She was granted bail by the North 24 Parganas district court on Tuesday. Pinki was arrested on June 14 following allegations of rape against her. The former middle-distance runner, who had won the 4x400m relay gold in the 2006 Doha Asian Games,...
06:45 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Kolkata: Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of raping a woman, has been granted bail by the North 24 Parganas district court on Tuesday. Pinki was arrested on June 14 following allegations of rape against her. The former middle-distance runner, who had won the 4x400m relay gold in the 2006 Doha Asian Games, has been accused of being a male and of allegedly raping her live-in partner. Her 30-year-old...
01:22 PM, Jul 10, 2012
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Friday pleaded ignorance about the complaint made by Asiad gold medalist Pinki Pramanik of atrocities inflicted on her in custody and demand for justice, as the Opposition's move to raise the issue in the Assembly was rejected on the ground of it being sub-judice. "I have not received anything from Pinki Pramanik's family, nor from any sports organisation. Nobody has talked to me or...
04:45 PM, Jul 06, 2012
Kolkata: In a relief for athlete Pinki Pramanik, the Calcutta High court has ordered a probe into the alleged violation of her rights. The court has asked cyber crime experts to probe the rights violation. The court has also asked the government to file an affidavit against the allegations of the rights violation within two weeks. The Calcutta High Court was hearing a PIL filed against the violation of Pinki...
03:26 PM, Jul 06, 2012
Even as Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik fights a legal battle after accused of being a male and arrested for alleged rape, a video showing the athlete completely naked and undergoing tests at a private nursing home has gone viral online. On Face The Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - has Pinki Pramanik's dignity been violated? Here is the full transcript of the...
10:23 AM, Jul 06, 2012
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court will on Friday hear a PIL filed against violation of athlete Pinki Pramanik's human rights. The PIL filed by RS Chattopadhyay has hit out at still keeping her in police custody. On Tuesday, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission ordered a probe into the allegations of human right violations of the athlete and sought a report within a week from the state police chief and...
08:17 AM, Jul 06, 2012
Kolkata: Human rights activists are now demanding justice for athlete Pinki Pramanik who has been charged with rape and is undergoing gender determination tests in Kolkata. The protesters blame government's insensitivity in handling the case, questioning how an MMS of Pinki undergoing a gender determination test went viral in the first place. Pramanik is in jail on charges of raping a woman. But the middle distance runner who won a...
10:06 PM, Jul 04, 2012
