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Kolkata:The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal Government to file an affidavit within two weeks on the progress of investigation to determine the gender of athlete Pinki Pramanik.A Division Bench of Chief Justice JN Patel and Justice S Chakraborty has also directed the prosecution to produce a case diary in the matter on the next date of hearing. The court's direction came in response to a PIL application in the matter. The court also directed the petitioner to file a reply to the state's affidavit within a week. It further directed that the petitioner might file a complaint regarding circulation of a CD or MMS allegedly showing Pinki in the nude. The state opposed the petition, which alleged harassment and humiliation of the Asiad gold medal winning athlete and violation of Constitutional provisions.Counsel Bharati Mutsuddi and Ravishankar Chattopadhyay prayed for Pinki’s immediate release. The counsel claimed her detention was illegal, and sought punishment for the police officers who were allegedly responsible for the harassment caused to Pinki. The counsel also sought that a show-cause notice be served to the state government for illegal detention of Pinki. — PTI