Bhawanipatna:  Vigilance sleuths have arrested a government employee on bribery charge from Jaypatna block of Kalahandi district in Odisha today. The accused was identified as Margret Panigrahy, a Gram Rozgar Sevak of Badkorlakot panchayat under the block. Panigrahy was apprehended while demanding and accepting bribe Rs.15,000 from a job card holder in order to prepare the muster roll and ensure payment to him and other job card holders in connection with work done under MGNREG scheme in Kalahandi district. The entire tainted bribe money has been recovered from her possession.

Following the arrest, the anti-corruption bureau is conducting simultaneous house searches to probe the disproportionate asset angle. A case under Prevention of Corruption Amendment Act 2018 has been registered with Koraput Vigilance. Further investigation is underway.