Jaipur: Retired IAS officer accused of raping MBA student surrenders after 3 years

B B Mohanty, a retired IAS officer of 1977 cadre, surrendered before Jaipur Police today. In a complaint filed in Jaipur in January 2014, Mohanty was accused of raping a 23-year-old MBA student. He had been evading arrest but surrendered today morning at Jaipur's Mahesh Nagar police station.

Mohanty had even retired while being on the run. He was Additional Chief Secretary rank officer and belonged from the 1977 batch of Rajasthan cadre. The girl had accused Mohanty of sexually exploiting her several times since February 2013.

The girl had been preparing for IAS examinations in Jaipur. She had claimed that Mohanty had promised to help her pass the IAS examinations. The complainant alleged that the accused used to take her to a flat and rape her. The case was being investigated by an Additional DCP rank officer.

At the time of the complaint, Mohanty was posted as the Chairman of the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal. However, after the complaint was filed, he was suspended from the post. Mohanty did not make any comment publicly about the case in 2014 after the complaint against him was filed.

Soon after the complaint was filed, he went missing. As per the complainant, Mohanty introduced himself as a senior IAS officer and had promised her to help her clear the IAS examination.

Despite the police being on his lookout, Mohanty had evaded arrest for more than three years. However, he surrendered today morning at the Mahesh Nagar police station before the ACP. Mohanty's medical test will be conducted after which he will be produced in the Court.