Bhubaneswar, Aug. 5 -- A senior Revenue Assistant posted at the Khariar Panchayat Samiti in Odisha's Nuapada district has been placed under suspension following allegations of accepting a bribe from a contractor.

The suspended official has been identified as Mohan Bag, who was serving as a Senior Revenue Assistant at the Khariar Panchayat Samiti. The action came after a video purportedly showing him accepting a bribe from a contractor surfaced on social media, triggering widespread public outrage and prompting an official inquiry.

Following the circulation of the video, separate reports were submitted by the Khariar Block Development Officer (BDO) and the Chief Development Officer (CDO)-cum-Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad, Nuapa...