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I Am A Victim, Stop Spreading Lies: Odisha Filmmaker Lashes Out At Media Near ED Office

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Filmmaker Akshay Parija lashed out at the media after arriving at Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Odisha capital on Wednesday for questioning in connection with the honeytrap racket involving Archana Nag.

Speaking to the media, Parija said he was a victim in the case. “A few media houses are ‘irresponsibly’ reporting baseless things. I might drag all of them to the court. I am a victim, it’s not good to spread such lies against me,” he said.

It is for the second consecutive day that the filmmaker, who according to the police blew the lid off the extortion case, is appearing before the agency, probing the proceeds of the crime.

Also Read: Odisha Honeytrap Kingpin Archana Nag’s Associate Shradhanjali Behera Appears Before ED

His lawyer said that the ED is probing the veracity of the complaint lodged by him and they are cooperating in the probe. He refused to comment on the alleged financial transaction of Rs 30 lakh, which was reported to have taken place between Parija and Archana.

According to sources, Parija and Archana’s aide, Shraddhanjali Behera, who reached the ED officer earlier in the day, might be interrogated simultaneously.

Also Read: Odisha Honeytrap Case: ED On Trail Of Rs 2.5 Cr In Archana Nag’s Accounts, ‘Missing’ Associate

Shraddhanjali had accused Archana of using her to blackmail the film producer, who later lodged a complaint with Nayapalli police alleging that the latter had demanded Rs 3 crore after allegedly capturing his intimate photographs and videos.

Notably, Archana was arrested on October 6 on the basis of a complaint lodged by Shraddhanjali at Khandagiri police station in which she accused her of forcing women into prostitution and then using them to blackmail influential people.

Also Read: When Odisha Honeytrap Kingpin Archana Trapped A Girl By Spiking Her Food; Check Other Details

Archana allegedly amassed over Rs 30 crore along with her husband Jagabandhu Chand between 2018 and 2022 by blackmailing and threatening some politicians and rich people. The agency has already traced Rs 2.5 crore deposits in the bank accounts of the couple between 2017 and 2022.

OB Bureau

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