According to Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek Singh, police have written to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to request information regarding Archana Nag’s bank accounts and fixed deposits after she was detained for allegedly running a honeytrap ring in the state’s capital.
“While all of the woman blackmailer’s assets are being evaluated, an inquiry is also ongoing to gather specific information on the firms operating under her name,” the official said.
The directors of Additya Prestige Agro private limited are Jagabandhu Nag and his wife Archana, according to information posted on Jagabandhu Nag’s Facebook profile. The company, which engages in the wholesale of a range of items, was established in January 2021 and is listed with the Cuttack Registrar of Companies.
In addition to serving as managing director and director of Golden Empress Pvt Ltd, which was established in June of this year and is registered with the Registrar of Companies in Cuttack, respectively, Jagabandhu and Archana are also involved in the company. It deals with the supply of short-term lodging, including campgrounds.
The DCP added that notice has been served to the woman’s husband Jagabandhu Chand who has yet to be questioned due to his poor health. He also stated that an investigation is ongoing to find other participants in the racket. He declared, “We are looking into every angle and considering every potential factor.”
While items from Archana’s home, including phones, tablets, a laptop, pen drives, bank passbooks, and other items, have been taken, Singh stated that all of the electronic equipment has been submitted to the state forensic science laboratory for a thorough inspection.
“The blackmailer used to make friends with various people and take pictures of them. Later, she utilised such images to blackmail them, he claimed, adding that Archana was detained as a result of a complaint made by a young woman on October 2 at Khandagiri police station.
The DCP said that she had used the girl as leverage to ensnare a filmmaker and demand money from him. The investigation is ongoing after a case was filed under Sections 358/386/490 and 506 of the IPC, he continued.
On Thursday night, Archana was detained on suspicion of running a scheme to seduce wealthy and influential men into having sex with women.
Prasanta Patnaik 
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