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Gold medallist Pinki accused of being male, held for 'rape'
Thursday June 14, 2012 04:05:11 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata: Asian Games gold medal winning athlete Pinki Pramanik was arrested after a complaint was made that she is
a male and has allegedly raped a woman, police said Thursday.
"We arrested Pramanik Thursday morning after a woman lodged a
complaint of rape, stating that the athlete was a male and has
been cohabiting with her for past several months. He promised to
marry her but later denied," said an officer of Baguihati police
station in North 24-Parganas where the complaint was made.
Following the complaint, Pramanik was taken to a private nursing
home for a medical checkup where the test reports showed that the
athlete was indeed a male.
"We will take Pramanik for a medical checkup to a government-run
hospital and after the reports come in, the athlete will be
presented before a court," added the officer.
Pramanik won gold in 4×400 metres relay at the 2006 Asian Games in
Doha, Qatar. She was a silver medallist at the Melbourne
Commonwealth Games the same year.
She retired from athletics three years ago.
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