MP woman tehsildar who won Rs 50 lakh on ‘KBC’ held over flood relief ‘scam’

SHEOPUR: (Mar 27) A woman tehsildar who gained national fame after winning Rs 50 lakh on the television show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ was arrested from Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior for her alleged involvement in a Rs 2.5 crore flood relief “scam”, officials said.

Amita Singh Tomar was arrested on Thursday in the 2021 alleged irregularities that took place in Baroda tehsil here, an official said, adding 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.