Police File One More Case Against Fraudster Hansita Over ‘Sex Trafficking’ In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police filed one more case against high-profile con woman Hansita Abhilipsa for her alleged involvement in sex trafficking in Odisha.

Hansita, who is already in judicial custody following her arrest in a fraud case, has now been booked for allegedly trafficking young girls to influential persons, businessmen, politicians and bureaucrats. The woman and her aide Anil Mohanty were also accused of making obscene pictures of women viral on social media and showing obscene material through electronic gadgets.

Sources said the Infocity Police in Bhubaneswar registered the fresh case under Sections 120-B of IPC 1860, 67 of Information Technology Act 2000 and 5 of the Immortal Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 based on the complaint by Manash Kumar Swain, the investigating officer of Special Crime Unit, Bhubaneswar.

Swain filed the complaint after finding photos and videos of several girls including some Russians from the laptop and phones of Hansita during investigation, police said.

Police also came across Hansita’s WhatsApp chats with several girls and their audio recordings. She used to traffic girls from several Indian cities and Russia for influential persons, businessmen, and politicians to facilitate business agreements or get political leverage.

Her aim was to satisfy her potential targets, to grab a deal or get a tender passed in her favour, police sources said.

Earlier on January 17, the Infocity Police had filed a case against Hansita for allegedly furnishing false information in her passport. After filing the case, the police intimated about it to the Bhubaneswar JMFC-2 court.

It may be noted that Hansita and Anil Kumar Mohanty were arrested on December 30, 2024, on charges of duping several people by posing as the daughter and son-in-law of P K Mishra, the principal secretary to Prime Minister. Police also seized several luxury cars and other belongings from the duo, who have accumulated assets worth hundreds of crores through means of frauds.