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Tomar had won Rs 50 lakh as a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, or KBC, hosted by actor Amitabh Bachchan.
She has been lodged in a jail in neighbouring Shivpuri after being produced in court. (X)
A woman tehsildar from Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, who gained national fame after winning Rs 50 lakh on the television show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ was arrested for her alleged involvement in a Rs 2.5 crore flood relief “scam”, officials said.
According to the police, the accused has been identified as Amita Singh Tomar. She was arrested on Thursday in the 2021 alleged irregularities that took place in Baroda tehsil here, an official said.
Tomar had won Rs 50 lakh as a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, or KBC, hosted by actor Amitabh Bachchan.
She has been lodged in a jail in neighbouring Shivpuri after being produced in court.
“A team led by Baroda Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Avneet Sharma arrested Tomar from her home in Gwalior’s Chandravadni Naka. Tomar was the tehsildar of Vijaypur but was removed from the post by Collector Arpit Verma on Wednesday,” the official said.
Tomar had previously sought anticipatory bail in both the High Court and the Supreme Court, but her petitions were denied, he said.
According to the official, 22 patwaris and one tehsildar have been arrested so far in the 2021 flood relief ‘scam’, in which Rs 2.5 crore were allegedly siphoned into fake bank accounts for embezzlement. He added that 110 individuals have been named in the FIR.
Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Agarwal said that the case is being investigated by the SDOP of Baroda tehsil in Sheopur district.
“Tomar had been absent from her duties, and a police team subsequently traced her and arrested her in Gwalior,” the SP said.
(With inputs from PTI)
Madhya Pradesh, India, India
March 27, 2026, 2:26 PM IST
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