Indian-American man arrested by FBI for masturbating subsequent to minor on flight

An Indian-American man was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly masturbating subsequent to a 14-year-old woman on a flight to Boston. The incident happened on May 27, 2022, on a flight from Honolulu to Boston.

Dr Sudipta Mohanty, 33, was launched following an preliminary look in federal courtroom in Boston. He can get a jail sentence of as much as 90 days if confirmed responsible.

He can get a supervised launch thereafter after a positive of $5000 is paid, the United States Attorney’s Office mentioned.

According to FBI Boston, Mohanty was arrested for “committing lewd acts” throughout the view of a 14-year-old woman seated subsequent to him on the flight.
Source: Twitter/@FBIBoston

The teenager alleged that Mohanty coated himself up in a blanket 5 hours into the flight. She might see his legs “bouncing up and down”. The blanket slipped to the ground, and Mohanty was uncovered along with his pants unzipped and his genitals seen, the affidavit filed within the case mentioned.

The minor who was travelling together with her grandparents, recounted the episode as “disgusting and very uncomfortable”, and mentioned she moved to a unique seat after the incident. She advised her household about it after she landed in Boston, who then approached the legislation enforcement.

However, Mohanty denied the allegations in the course of the probe, saying “I have no recollection of that”.

Sharing information of Sudipta Mohanty’s arrest, Acting Special Agent in Charge Christopher Dizenna of the FBI’s Boston Division mentioned that the FBI takes crimes dedicated on plane critically.

She additionally termed the incident “reprehensible”, as she urged individuals to report crimes aboard an plane to authorities.

The incident happened on a Hawaiian Airlines flight. Sudipta Mohanty is an inside drugs and first care physician in Boston.

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Aug 11, 2023