By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Police have traced an audio clip from Archana Nag Chand’s Bank Locker. Police reportedly verified some video and audio clips and found that Archana was reportedly talking with a leader of Kendrapara, who better known as ‘Sana Babu’.
Sana Babu saying to Archana that architecture from Delhi arriving regarding interior design while Archana replied ” Odisha based architecture available or not, direct Delhi while Sana Babu saying 100 pillars building will be constructed , Odisha architectures can’s do it. Then Sana Babu was heard saying its ok, next Sunday. Sources said, a powerful BJD leader of Kendrapara, was fondly called by his constituency people as ‘Sana Babu’. After this audio clip came to fore , talks now on who is this Sana Babu, to whom Archana was talking.
A photo of Cabinet Minister Jagannath Saraka with Archana’s husband surfaced on social media. Similarly, Archana, her husband Jagabandhu Chand and former Speaker and Digapahandi MLA Surjya Narayan Patra were also seen in a single frame. Another picture of Congress MLA Suresh Routray’s son Manmath with the couple also appeared on different social media platforms.
Giving a clarification on the issue, Minister Saraka said that he couldn’t recall the time of the snap with them. Former MLA Surjya Narayan Patro felt wise to remain mum on the issue.
Likewise, Suresh Routray demanded a high-level investigation into the involvement of whoever he may be in the case.
Police have seized 4 mobile phones, 2 tablets, 1 costly laptop and 1 pen drive which contained necked photos and obscene videos of as many as 16 persons including political leaders, business men.
Arachana had a bigger role in tender works of Railways and NHAI. BJP leader Babu Singh alleged that as many as 25 BJD Ministers, MLAs and Leaders were regular at Archana’s residence.
DCP Prateek Singh said, Gadgets like mobile phone, tablet and DVS, including bank passbook and few other important documents seized by the police have already been sent to State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) in Bhubaneswar. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in the Capital City has been asked to provide the details of financial transactions carried out by Archana and companies owned by the accused woman.
Jagabandhu Chand and his wife Archana are directors of Additya Prestige Agro private limited. The firm, involved in wholesale of variety of goods, was incorporated in January 2021 and is registered with the Registrar of Companies in Cuttack. Jagabandhu and Archana are also the managing director and director respectively of Golden Empress Pvt Ltd, which was incorporated in June this year and is also registered at Registrar of Companies in Cuttack. It deals with camping sites and other provision of short-stay accommodations.
Police have traced as many as 65 photos from Archana Nag Chand’s Email Id , which featured several bigwigs of Political, Business and film industry circles. Police have arrested her under Sections 341, 328, 324, 354 – C, 370, 386/387/388, 389, 419/420, 465, 506, 120 – B of IPC and Section 66 -E, 67 of IT Act.
Police reportedly detected assets worth over Rs 35 crore belongs to Honey Trap Blackmailer 28 year old Archana Nag Chand and her husband, BJD leader Jagabandhu Chand. Archana’s husband Jagabandhu Chand, who is allegedly involved in her illegal activities, is on run.
One Khageswar, who is family relative of Archana Nag Chand and her husband, Jagabandhu Chand is also on run. The middle woman for Archan’s blackmailing mission, Sradhanjali Behera’s confession also created buzz among several bigwigs.
Archana’s husband, Jagabandhu Chand originally hails from Baunsabani village of Netua Panchayat under Balasore’s Jaleswar block while his family background is very poor.They both earned huge asserts of crores of rupees through sex scandal and blackmailing.
