Sheopur, March 26 A woman tehsildar, who gained national fame as a participant in the popular television show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', was arrested from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday for alleged involvement in a ₹2.5 crore flood relief 'scam', officials said.
Amrita Singh Tomar was arrested in connection with the 2021 'scam' that took place in the Baroda tehsil, an official said, adding that she has been lodged in a jail in the neighbouring Shivpuri after being produced before the court.
"A team led by Baroda Sub Divisional Officer of Police 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 applied earlier for anticipatory bail in both the High Court and the Supreme Court, but her appeals were rejected, he said.
The official said that 22 patwaris and one tehsildar have been arrested so far in the 2021 flood relief 'scam', which involves the alleged transfer of ₹2.5 crore into fake bank accounts for the purpose of embezzlement.
Around 110 people have been named in the FIR in the matter, he added.
The case is being investigated by the Baroda SDOP, said Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Agarwal.
"Tomar had been absent from her duties, and a police team subsequently traced her and arrested her in Gwalior," the SP said.
Tomar had won ₹50 lakh as a contestant on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'.