Alwar (Rajasthan), April 12
Twenty-two days after he raped a German tourist, son of a top IPS officer was today sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment in yet another expeditious conviction in Rajasthan.
B H Mohanty, found guilty of raping the 26-year-old woman at a hotel here on the night of March 20, was also fined Rs 10,000 by Additional District Judge R K Maheshwari of the fast-track court.
Mohanty, an MBA student from Delhi, is the son of Orissa cadre Additional DGP B B Mohanty.
The victim was not present when the verdict was pronounced. Thirteen witnesses were produced during the trial.
The incident had occurred at a local hotel where Mohanty and the victim had stayed.
The Alwar police was informed of the rape after the victim sent a number of text messages on her mobile phone to a relative in Berlin who got in touch with the German Embassy in New Delhi.
Mohanty was remanded in judicial custody after his arrest at Khairtal station while returning with the victim on a Delhi-bound intercity train. According to police, he confessed to his crime.
The victim subsequently alleged that the
accused’s relatives were threatening her and demanding a compromise.
Investigating Officer Surinder Singh said that the prosecution relied mainly on the statement of the victim and the medical report to secure Mohanty’s conviction.
— PTI
