Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday raided and attached the residence of Archana Nag, prime accused in the high-profile honeytrap and extortion case, in Odisha’s capital city.
According to sources, the ED conducted the raid at Nag’s three-storey house in Satya Vihar over alleged financial irregularities dating back to 2022.
Nag was not present during the raid, though her father and other family members were inside the house when the sleuths arrived.
Officials said Nag had earlier been served a notice directing her to vacate the property. As she failed to comply, the ED attached the building under Section 8(4) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
Nag, along with her husband Jagabandhu Chand, was arrested in October 2022 after a woman accused the duo of exploiting her by taking obscene photographs and forcing her into honeytrapping politicians, businessmen, and bureaucrats in Odisha.
Following her arrest, the ED launched proceedings under the PMLA, and Friday’s action is part of that ongoing probe.
