By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: A photo of Amiyakant Das, MD Hotel Sea Pearl, who has been under scanner for depositing Rs 11 Lakh in honeytrap scandal key accused, Archana Nag Chand bank account, with Odisha Industry, Energy and MSME Minister Pratap Deb, has gone viral in social media.
Amiyakant Das, who involved in hotel business, had deposited Rs 11 lakh in bank accounts of Archana Nag and her husband Jagabandhu Chand in the financial year 2021-22 while Das admitted of paying around Rs 8 Lakh.
This photo of Amiyakant Das with Minister Pratap Deb came at a time, when ED interrogating people having connection with Archana and hubby Jagabandhu.
When and on which occasion, the photo was taken, is not known but grapevines are on high since Amiyakant Das already under ED scanner over honeytrap case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has grilled Archana Nag’s car driver Chandan on Friday in connection with Nag’s alleged blackmailing and money laundering.
BJD MLA Sudhir Samal’s brother and Samal Auto India Pvt. Ltd’s MD Gangadhar Sama had on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Bhubaneswar. Sources said that financial transaction amounting to Rs 30 lakh was made between Gangadhar Samal and Archana Nag through the former’s car showroom.
Sraddhanjali Behera, one of the associates of Archana Nag who accused Odia film producer Akshay Parija also appeared before ED. Parija was interrogated for several hours at ED office. Middle man Khageswar also faced ED wrath.
Arachana and her husband , Jagabandhu were booked 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 and presently lodged at Jharpada Special Jail.
ED officers have already traced Rs 2.5 crore deposits in the bank accounts of Archana and Jagabandhu between 2017 and 2022. She allegedly amassed over Rs 50 crore along with her husband between 2018 and 2022 by blackmailing and threatening some politicians and rich people.
