Bitti Hotra Mohanti convicted for raping German woman dies at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, August 12

Bitti Hotra Mohanti who was convicted for raping a German woman died at AIIMS Bhubaneswar hospital, sources said on Monday.

Bitti Hotra, 40 years old, was son of former Director General of Police (Prisons) B B Mohanti. He was suffering from stomach cancer and died on Sunday while undergoing treatment, they said.

Mohanti was convicted by a court in Rajasthan in 2006 and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for raping a German tourist. After getting parole to visit his ailing mother in 2006 he absconded.

However, in March 2013, he was arrested from Kerala where he was living under a fake identity as Raghav Ranjan. Mohanti had also managed to get a job in a bank. He was again arrested by Rajasthan police.

In 2023, the Supreme Court had granted conditional bail to Mohanti. The apex court allowed his release on the condition of Rs 2.5 lakh surety. Besides, it ordered him for monthly appearance at the Cantonment police station in Cuttack during the bail period and to surrender his passport.