Retired Odia IPS Officer Dies In Freak Mishap In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Retired Odia IPS officer and former Director General (DG) of Jammu and  Kashmir, Milan Mohanty died in a freak mishap on Wednesday.

According to reports, Mohanty, who was staying at his residence in Surya Nagar, had gone to the Forest Park with his family for a morning walk when he accidentally stumbled upon a pavement. He was rushed to the Capital Hospital where the doctors pronounced him as “brought dead”.

The Capital Police later took the body for post mortem and handed over to the family members after registering an unnatural death case. The body was later cremated in Satya Nagar in the afternoon.

Born on December 14, 1949, Mohanty joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) Jammu and Kashmir cadre in 1971. During his tenure, he worked in important portfolios as the DG (Security) and DG (Jail) and retired as the Transport Commissioner in 2009.