<p>Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and committing rape, 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.<br /><br />"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.<br /><br />"We have received a complaint of theft from Pramanik and we are looking into the matter," said a police officer.</p>.<p>Pinki, who has denied all charges against her, was critical of the media saying that she was targeted despite being innocent.<br /><br />"She (her live-in partner) ruined my life by making a false allegation and the media has been projecting her as a victim and targeting me. I am innocent. I am now feeling insecure and apprehensive about my safety and security," added Pinki.<br /><br />Pinki was arrested June 14 and remanded to judicial custody by a court the next day after the athlete's live-in partner, a divorcee and a mother of one, filed a police complaint accusing the sportsperson of being a male who repeatedly "raped and tortured" her.<br /><br />The woman who had alleged Pinki of raping her filed a new case of criminal breach of trust against the former athlete July 13.<br /><br />Several medical tests to determine Pinki's gender have been conducted and the reports of these tests have been submitted before a West Bengal court.<br /><br />Pramanik, who retired from athletics three years ago, won gold in the 4x400 metres women relay at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha in Qatar. The runner was a silver medallist at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games the same year.</p>
<p>Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and committing rape, 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.<br /><br />"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.<br /><br />"We have received a complaint of theft from Pramanik and we are looking into the matter," said a police officer.</p>.<p>Pinki, who has denied all charges against her, was critical of the media saying that she was targeted despite being innocent.<br /><br />"She (her live-in partner) ruined my life by making a false allegation and the media has been projecting her as a victim and targeting me. I am innocent. I am now feeling insecure and apprehensive about my safety and security," added Pinki.<br /><br />Pinki was arrested June 14 and remanded to judicial custody by a court the next day after the athlete's live-in partner, a divorcee and a mother of one, filed a police complaint accusing the sportsperson of being a male who repeatedly "raped and tortured" her.<br /><br />The woman who had alleged Pinki of raping her filed a new case of criminal breach of trust against the former athlete July 13.<br /><br />Several medical tests to determine Pinki's gender have been conducted and the reports of these tests have been submitted before a West Bengal court.<br /><br />Pramanik, who retired from athletics three years ago, won gold in the 4x400 metres women relay at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha in Qatar. The runner was a silver medallist at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games the same year.</p>