Asiad gold medallist Pinki Pramanik ,who is allegedly to be a man,has been detained and subsequently arrested on charges of “rape”, was presented in a court of West Bengal on Friday by the police seeking an order for a gender determination test in a government hospital.
Pramanik was formally arrested on charges of rape and assault late Thursday night. She is being produced before a court Friday. After her refusal Thursday we again will press for a gender determination test, Commissioner of Police Bidhannagar (North 24 Parganas).
Pramanik was arrested after the athletes live-in partner, a divorcee and a mother of one, lodged a police complaint accusing Pramanik of being a man who has been repeatedly raping and torturing her.
Following the complaint, Pramanik was taken to a private nursing home for a medical check-up where the test reports showed that the athlete was indeed a male.
“The reports conducted by us show that Pramanik is a male,” said Subrata Mukherjee of Uma Nursing Home where the test was conducted.
On a courts order when Pramanik was taken for a test to a government hospital, she refused to undergo the check-up saying it was a conspiracy.
Pramanik won gold in the 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.
Now a ticket collector with the Eastern Railway, the athlete retired from athletics three years ago.
