Pinki Pramanik speaks of pain after rape charges are dropped against her

September 14, 2014 12:42

Relieved at the high court's order to drop rape charges against her, Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik sought justice and said the complainant should be punished for tarnishing her image. "Now that I've been proved innocent I want to know what punishment should be given to the woman who dragged me into all this," said Pinki. The former middle distance runner was accused by her live-in partner Anamika Acharya of being a male and raping her, leading to Pinki's arrest on June 14, 2012. "It was really humiliating to go from one hospital to another for the (sex determination) test with all media attention. It has tarnished my reputation. Many a time, people would taunt at me. But all the way, I had firm belief on the law and ignored what people said. I knew I was innocent. The day has finally come. The judgment is a reply to all those who had pointed fingers at me," she said.

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