Man uses online payment platform to take bribe, held

Bhubaneswar: In a first, a government employee was arrested by vigilance sleuths for allegedly accepting bribe through an online payment platform. Tarun Ranjan Nayak, working at TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), was arrested on Monday for allegedly receiving Rs 10,000 bribe from a man to process his application relating to a grievance over a new electricity connection. His friend Sailaja Muduli was also held. TNN