Odisha Vigilance Arrests AEE Anupama Sahoo With Rs 7.15 Lakh

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Odisha Vigilance arrested Kendrapada Drainage Division AEE Anupama Sahoo in an interception case.
Vigilance seized Rs 3.15 lakh during interception and another Rs 4 lakh during a house search.
Searches also found deposits of Rs 63 lakh, a flat, shops, a godown and five plots in her name.

Kendrapada: Odisha Vigilance has arrested Anupama Sahoo, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Drainage Division in Kendrapada, after intercepting her with suspected unaccounted cash of Rs 3.15 lakh.

Sahoo was intercepted at Marshaghai Crossing on NH-53A while travelling from her office towards her residential house at Nayanvihar, Kendrapada, in an official Mahindra Bolero bearing registration number OD-29-S-6644.

According to Odisha Vigilance, she could not satisfactorily account for the cash found in her possession. The money and vehicle were seized, and a vigilance case was registered.

Odisha Vigilance Anupama Sahoo Arrest Case

Following the interception, simultaneous searches were conducted at Sahoo’s residential building at Nayanvihar in Kendrapada and her office chamber.

During the house search, Vigilance officials reportedly recovered and seized another Rs 4 lakh in cash. This took the total cash seizure in the case to Rs 7.15 lakh.

A case has been registered at Kataka Vigilance Police Station under Case No. 35 dated September 5, 2026, under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018.

Properties and Deposits Found During Search

According to the Vigilance department, searches also identified several movable and immovable assets in Sahoo’s name.

The assets listed by the department include:

Deposits of Rs 63 lakh
One flat in Bhubaneswar
One MS rod and cement godown at a market complex in Kamakshyanagar, Dhenkanal
One shop in Balangir
Five plots, including one on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, three in Anugola and one in Dhenkanal

Sahoo was arrested and forwarded to the Special Judge, Vigilance, Kataka. The investigation remains in progress.

Anupama Sahoo’s Government Service Record

The Vigilance department said Sahoo joined government service as a Junior Engineer (JE) on October 21, 2003, under the Anugola Irrigation Division, with an initial monthly salary of Rs 4,000.

Her service was regularised in 2009. She was promoted to Assistant Engineer on December 31, 2016, and posted at the Dhenkanal Design and Monitoring Unit, Rengali Right Canal.