Absconding rapist turns banker
Nearly seven years after he vanished while serving a seven-year sentence for raping a German national in Rajasthan, Bittihotra Mohanty, son of former Odisha Director General of Police B.B. Mohanty, was arrested by the Kerala Police on Friday night here. The arrest leaves a trail of questions involving a planned pattern of forgery and impersonation.
He was arrested based on a complaint from the State Bank of Travancore (SBT), which received an anonymous letter three days ago saying that its trainee officer Raghav Rajan was in fact Bitti Mohanty, convicted by a court in Rajasthan in 2006 and missing since his release on parole on November 20, 2006.
Now arrested on charges of impersonation, forgery and cheating, he was produced before a magistrate and remanded in police custody for two weeks.
A passport, driving licence and three SIM cards in the name of Raghav Rajan were seized from him.
Superintendent of Police Rahul R. Nair told The Hindu the police had not officially confirmed the identity of the arrested person, though they were reasonably certain about it. Final confirmation would have to await the arrival of personnel from the Rajasthan police and the Odisha police.
Rajasthan Police sources said a team was set to leave for Kannur to confirm his identity and bring him back. They would seek a transit remand to bring him to Jaipur.
Meanwhile in Cuttack, Mohanty Senior remained incommunicado. The caretakers at his house in Sector 9 of Abhinav Bidanasi said he had left the house. His mobile phone number was found switched off throughout the day. His relatives could not throw any light on his whereabouts.
Keywords: Bitti Mohanty, 2006 German woman rape, B.B. Mohanty
It is obvious that KYC norms were not followed by SBT . He must have
given names of two references . Did SBT check with them? If so, the
referees are also to be arrested for false certification. Though he
changed his name, in many places he must have started to sign as Bitty
and then changed it. The natural habit can not be changed overnight.
Police should look into this also. Check his Cell phone records. He must
have made a lot of calls to his parents.
Hi
If photos and Biodata details of all sexual criminals is posted on the Internet then more than
half of our political leader would be in the list and the other half are not their because they
are not booked and media never exposed them.
Is this some kind of joke, or a reflection of how low we can stoop as a
society. The son of a DGP is accused of rape, is arrested, and jumps
bail. Meanwhile Dad continues to wield power, and position, claims he
knows nothing about the whereabouts of his son. Now for the surprise -
he is arrested, after working for years with a government owned bank -
as a probationary officer, through sheer impersonation.
Surely this is deep routed conspiracy, but now that 7 years have
passed, evidence and forensic information would have been meddled with.
He will go on bail again, and the case will drag on 10+ years. He will
be honorably acquitted. Maybe he will be reinstated with back wages, and
bonus.
It is the same story of corruption, the politician-police-criminal-
lawyer nexus. Nothing changes, and yes - never a dull moment in the
columns of any newspaper in India. We don't need Cinema to entertain us.
The reality of life in India is better than that!
its the weakness of rules and most is the support of father a police
officer, all these incidences occures as social status is that female
are only thing of entertainment! Till the status not changes it will
carry on like this.............
It is a shame that the DGP of the Odisha State had been conniving with a rape convict
to escape from the clutches of the law, just because he was his son. Equally shameful
is the decision of the State government to reinstate the DGP. Now, it remains to be
seen if the government will take the initiative to enhance the rape convict's sentence
as per the new ordinance in force following the Delhi Gang-rape tragedy. Also,what
the government intends to do with the father ?
It just shows if your father is DGP you can getaway with murder.
Rape and even get away with your jail sentence. While thousands of
eligible candidates wait years for a bank clerk's job a fraud like
him get away with a plum job in a PSU Bank! I love my country.
In india if you are rich and powerful you can do anything.This is one
such case. But its surprising that how a police officer would have
served with just that he is so meticulous in illlegal protection of his
kin.
How
can a bank appoint him as probationary officer without proper
verification?If so all the people involved in giving him clean and a
new identity must be arrested and sentenced including the police
personnel.I cannot believe a person impersonating as a keralite will
not know the malayalam language? In india two communities who will not
forget their roots and language are Malayalis and Bengalis. Strange
case that is why our movies are full of strange cases and people
believe in them
Think its time that sexual offenders list with photographs and all
should be available on the public domain.
Public Sector Banks may be very cautious while opening saving account of
a common man, insisting on plethora of papers for complying with KYC
norms. How come the public sector bank in question failed to check the
credentials of its own employee is baffling.
Who is more dishonest/corrupt: Odisha Govt or the DGP?
When the people responsible for protecting the very cause are hand in glove with the accused (whoever it may be), how can the victim expect justice. The DGP retired with all benefits. Shame on the DGP. This speaks volume about the nurturing, up-bringing and family values these parents give to the coming generation.
The person should be given an exemplary punishment to set a precedent for such animals.
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