Bhubaneswar: A local court in Bhubaneswar today rejected the bail application of Jagabandhu Chand, husband of woman Archana Nag, in a sextortion case.

Giving no relief to the woman blackmailer's husband, Bhubaneswar ADJ court-2 turned down his the bail plea in honeytrap case involving Archana's aide Shradhanjali Behera.

Yesterday, the JMFC Court-3 in Bhubaneswar had rejected the bail applications of Archana and Jagabandhu in a blackmailing case filed by film producer Akshay Parija.

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Sources said that Archana moved the District & Sessions Judge Court after her bail plea was rejected by the lower court on Wednesday.

The couple is currently lodged at Jharpada Special Jail in Bhubaneswar. The duo was arrested for allegedly extorting money from influential people by blackmailing them with objectionable videos.