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 sought police protection," said Pramanik, who got bail after spending 26 days in judicial custody in North 24-Parganas district.
"We have received a complaint of theft from Pramanik and we are looking into the matter," said a police officer.
Pinki, who has denied all charges against her, was critical of the media saying that she was targeted despite being innocent....
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07:26 PM, Jul 15, 2012
Kolkata: Alleging sexual harassment of Asiad gold medalist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently under judicial custody for "rape", a civil rights group on Tuesday sought West Bengal rights panel's help in the case. Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) has requested the West Bengal Human Rights Commission's intervention in the matter. "Until proved otherwise, Pinki is a female and the way the police are...
08:00 AM, Jul 04, 2012
Kolkata: 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. The 29-second clip was reportedly circulated after Pinki underwent a gender verification test at a private nursing home in North 24 Parganas district where the sprinter was...
08:35 AM, Jul 03, 2012
New Delhi: Athlete Pinki Pramanik is likely to undergo another gender verification test in Kolkata on Monday. An 11-member medical team will conduct the tests at SSKM hospital. The results of the tests will be submitted to the Chiej Judicial Magistrate's Court. Pinki was arrested last after a woman filed a police complaint alleging that Pinki is actually a man and had raped her. earlier, Pramanik was remanded to 14...
11:11 AM, Jun 25, 2012
Kolkata: The gender of Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik could not be established at the Barasat General Hospital on Tuesday as it did not have the facilities, and the case was sought to be referred to the better equipped SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. "There was ambiguity in the reports we got. We don't have the facilities for chromosome and hormone tests. We did the ultrasonography, but all the tests...
07:44 PM, Jun 19, 2012
Kolkata: In a bizarre case, woman athlete Pinki Pramanik, who won a gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, has been detained by the West Bengal police for torturing and attempting to rape a woman. The victim has claimed that Pinki Pramanik is actually a male. The police have sought a permission for a medical test from the court on Pinki to ascertain her sex. Police say they...
03:51 PM, Jun 14, 2012
