Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) ladies’s wing in Odisha on Tuesday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged case of honeytrapping politicians and an Odia movie producer by a 28-year-old girl which, the opposition group mentioned, was being suppressed by Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal.
Archana Nag, a 28-year-old girl from Kalahandi district, was arrested by the Bhubaneswar Police final week and remanded in judicial custody on expenses that she compelled ladies into prostitution and used them to blackmail influential folks. Certainly one of them was Odia movie producer Akshay Parija who alleged that Archana Nag and her affiliate have been blackmailing him over his obscene pictures with a girl who accused Archana of exploiting her.
BJP Mahila Morcha state president Smruti Patnaik mentioned the police rushed to arrest Archana Nag however didn’t probe the conspiracy. Patnaik claimed that senior ruling get together leaders have been additionally concerned within the case. “The federal government should make public all info concerning the involvement of all BJD leaders, ministers, Police, and bureaucrats retrieved from the devices seized by the police. We would like a CBI probe into the case as police have didn’t make any seen progress within the case,” she mentioned.
Congress leaders too have alleged that folks within the administration have to be concerned within the conspiracy. How may Archana Nag handle to run her empire with out the police and administration’s data? Whereas journalists are barred from coming into the meeting and state secretariat, Archana was allowed to enter the meeting advanced with none restrictions,” mentioned Yashir Nawaz, president of Odisha Congress’ scholar wing.
Bhubaneswar deputy commissioner of police Prateek Singh mentioned a case was registered towards Nag.
“Her modus operandi was to achieve out to her potential victims, get them over to her home and get intimate with them which have been recorded by secret cameras. She then blackmailed the victims, who have been from influential backgrounds. We’re trying into her financial institution particulars and transactions and have sought particulars from the Reserve Financial institution of India. Efforts are on to determine all of the victims blackmailed by Nag,” the DCP mentioned.
Cops aware of the event mentioned Nag, who stayed along with her household in Kesinga in Kalahandi district earlier than coming to Bhubaneswar had blackmailed politicians of the ruling BJD, BJP, some Odia movie producers, authorities officers and distinguished businessmen.
Nag, the eldest daughter of a faculty instructor, and her Jagabandhu Chand labored collectively and have been serial blackmailers, one officer alleged.
“Just lately she focused a BJD MLA however that case didn’t proceed additional because the MLA apparently gave in. So did a distinguished jeweller who paid ₹50 lakh two years in the past,” a senior police officer mentioned, including that three instances have been registered towards Nag prior to now. Nag is claimed to be on good phrases with a distinguished hotelier in Bhubaneswar who helped her.
On her Fb web page which has been disabled, Archana Nag had put pictures with distinguished politicians together with former speaker and BJD MLA Surya Patro. Patro has denied that he was concerned.
BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty mentioned BJP leaders ought to first take a look at the picture of their chief, former chief of Odisha BJP legislature get together KV Singhdeo, with Archana earlier than pointing fingers on the ruling get together.
In pictures of Nag’s large mansion, one may see winding stairs, elaborate outside seating preparations and a rooftop swimming pool. She typically let loose her palatial home for capturing Odia TV serials and ads. Outdoors, a fleet of luxurious vehicles was parked.
Since January 2021, Archana and her husband Jagabandhu began two corporations known as Additya Status Agro Non-public Restricted and Golden Empress Pvt Ltd with their registered workplace in east Bhubaneswar. The primary firm was listed as a wholesale enterprise, the second was categorized as lodge and restaurant enterprise.