Archana Nag Will Stay in Jail, Court Rejects Her Bail Plea

Bhubaneswar: The JMFC-3 court of Bhubaneswar has rejected the bail petition of lady blackmailer Archana Nag today. She had filed the petition in connection with the Rs 3 crore extortion case lodged against her by film producer Akshay Parija.

Archana Nag was arrested by the Commissionerate Police on October 6 on charges of sextortion and honey trapping. Her husband, Jagabandhu Chand was also arrested on October 22 from his house in Bhubaneswar.

The couple allegedly has gathered assets worth Rs 30 crore by blackmailing high-profile influential people. The case is currently being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Veteran Odia film producer, Akshaya Parija, the brother of BJD MLA Sudhir Kumar Samal, Amiyakant Das, Shradhanjali Behera, and Chandan, Archana’s driver, has already testified before the ED in connection with the case.

More than 20 leaders from the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP, as well as some well-known businessmen, movie producers, and real estate moguls, were allegedly victims of Archana Nag’s honeytrap. She allegedly hired call girls to appease wealthy clients.