Lady blackmailer Archana Nag case: ED raids multiple locations
Lady blackmailer Archana Nag case: ED raids multiple locations
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Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out various raids in Odisha on Thursday in connection with the money laundering case involving honeytrap racket mastermind Archana Nag.
According to sources, CRPF and police personnel are conducting raids at eight locations, including Archana's family home in Kesinga, Kalahandi district, her in-laws' home in Jaleswar, Balasore district, and her Satya Vihar bungalow in Bhubaneswar.
Archana, her husband Jagabandhu Chand, and their colleagues Khageswar Patra and Shradhanjali Behera had already been charged by the ED. It is said to have summoned Khageswar and Shradhanjali for questioning.
Archana and Jagabandhu are currently held at Jharpada Special Jail after being arrested on October 6 and 20, respectively. The ED is already looking into the couple's bank accounts after an inquiry found that Archana made all cash payments to various people and institutions but got money from her contacts by withdrawing from ATM kiosks. She also paid cash for expensive watches, luxury automobiles, and other stuff.
The GST authorities recently raided a used automobile business in Jaleswar, Balasore district, in which Jagabandhu had invested substantially.
The blackmailer and her husband allegedly amassed assets worth over Rs 30 crore between 2018 and 2022 by extorting large sums of money from high-profile people such as political figures, ministers, company owners, and other bigwigs.
The agency is expected to investigate the channel through which the money flew and the motive for such transfers.
