Bhubaneswar: A team of Commissionerate Police which arrested Archana Nag’s husband Jagabandhu Chand on Friday morning, has seized the secret diary, mobile phones and laptop.
”We have arrested Jagabandhu Chand who was sent to judicial custody when produced at a court. Any person found having link with the alleged racket will be taken to task,” Bhubaneswar’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Prateek Singh said.
“We may move court seeking their remand if needed,” said DCP.
A diary, four mobile phones, a laptop and some important documents have also been seized, DCP added. Chand has been booked under several sections of IPC and CrPC.
The arrest was made a fortnight after the arrest of Archana Nag who was accused of honeytrapping bigwigs.
The couple is accused of blackmailing influential people, including politicians, businessmen and filmmakers, they said.
Asked about the allegation of ”delay” in arresting Chand, Singh said, ”We were analysing the evidence and investigating the case. Once prima facie was established, we arrested him.” Nag is at present lodged at Jharpada Special Jail here after her arrest on October 6. Chand was also sent to the same prison.
In just four years, the couple accumulated properties worth Rs 30 crore, which include a palatial house, luxurious cars and a horse, police said.
They also own a farmhouse at Nakhara, and have share in a pre-owned car showroom, police said.
Nag, who hails from Kalahandi, used to identify herself as a lawyer and befriend influential people. She later allegedly blackmailed them by using intimate photos and videos, an officer who is part of the investigation said.
