Person in News: Pinki Pramanik

July 21, 2012

Pinki Pramanik is an Indian athlete specialized in 400m and 800m.
She grabbed the limelight after winning gold at 2006 Asian Games, gold at 2005 Asian Indoor Games and silver at 2006 commonwealth games.
She also won three gold medals at 2006 South Asian Games
On 14 June 2012, Pramanik was arrested after accusations by her 32-year old female partner of rape and of being male.
The allegations led to medical tests to determine her gender. Initial private tests claimed to show her to be male. But she disagreed with the results and police ordered a separate government-led test as part of the trial.
Her case is currently under investigation.