The Commissionerate police have arrested a married woman, Archana Nag, in the capital city for allegedly blackmailing rich and influential people with videos of their intimate moments with her.
The police seized two pen drives containing the objectionable videos and two mobile phones from her possession.
According to reports, the accused used to identify herself as a lawyer and befriend influential persons on Facebook.
Her modus operandi was she used to invite politicians, businessmen, movie producers and police officials to her house and record the intimate moments with them on hidden cameras.
Later, she blackmailed them with the videos and demanded money from them.
In 2021, she had trapped a politician in a similar manner and demanded Rs 50 lakh from him. As he didn’t give her the money, she lodged an FIR against him with the Mahila police levelling rape allegation.
In May, she had blackmailed a film producer and demanded and received Rs 20 lakh from him. He had later filed a complaint in this connection with the Khandagiri police.
Recently, a noted film producer had lodged a complaint with the Nayapalli police alleging that the woman was demanding Rs 3 crore from him. Acting on the complaint, police arrested her.