New Delhi: Orissa DGP (Fire Services and Home Guards) B B Mohanty is in the dock after the Rajasthan government issued a warrant for the attachment of his property and recovery of an amount of Rs 50,000 which he had pledged through surety bonds for the parole of his son Biti Mohanty.
Biti was convicted and jailed by a fast-track court in Alwar for the rape of the German tourist last year.
The Jaipur Jail authorities later granted parole to Biti from November 20 to December 4, 2006 after the DGP had furnished the surety bonds. But Biti has gone missing ever since.
A team of Rajasthan police had gone to Orissa last month to arrest Biti, but returned empty-handed after hunting for him for 20 days.
Subsequently, the Rajasthan government initiated action against the Orissa DGP after a sustained media campaign demanding an inquiry into the whole issue.
According to the government's notice, the Orissa DGP is required to comply with the warrant of attachment of property within seven days and Chief Secretary has got the authority to recover the money.
"Mohanty is in service; hence it shouldn’t be a problem," Hindustan Times quoted Jaipur's additional district magistrate JS Bhadi as saying.
The Jaipur ADM had earlier sent a notice to the Orissa DGP on December 18 about the violation of the parole conditions. But he received no response from Mohanty. When he was asked to deposit the money, the DGP chose to simply ignore the letter.
On Tuesday, Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria told a television channel that the government was considering filing a case against the Orissa DGP after holding an inquiry into his role in getting parole for his son.
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