Asiad gold medallist Pinki\u00a0Pramanik ,who is allegedly to be a man,has been detained and subsequently arrested\u00a0on charges of “rape”, was presented in a court of West Bengal on Friday by the police seeking\u00a0an order for a gender determination test in a government hospital.
\n\u0093Pramanik 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,\u0094 Commissioner of Police Bidhannagar (North 24 Parganas).
\nPramanik was arrested after the athlete\u0092s 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.
\nFollowing 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.
\n“The reports conducted by us show that Pramanik is a male,” said Subrata Mukherjee of Uma Nursing Home where the test was conducted.
\nOn a court\u0092s order when Pramanik was taken for a test to a government hospital, she refused to undergo the check-up saying it was a conspiracy.
\nPramanik 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.
\nNow a ticket collector with the Eastern Railway, the athlete retired from athletics three years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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