A Tehsildar woman who gained fame after participating in the TV show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ has been arrested for her alleged involvement in a flood relief scam that took place in Sheopur district, an official said.
The woman tehsildar, Amita Singh Tomar, from Gwalior district was arrested on Thursday and accused of financial irregularities in the 2021 flood relief scam that took place in Baroda tehsil in Sheopur district. She was produced before a court in Sheopur and was later lodged in a jail in neighboring Shivpuri district.
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Sheopur Superintendent of Police, Sudhir Agarwal, said, “There was a case of irregularities in distribution of flood relief funds that had occurred earlier here, and the investigation was being conducted by SDOP Baroda. The then tehsildar (Amita Singh Tomar) was also named as an accused in the case, and the allegations against her were found substantive during the investigation. Following this, the information regarding her arrest was first conveyed to senior officials.”
“Tomar was absent from her duty. Following this, a team collected information about her. After collecting necessary information, she was arrested from Gwalior district. After the arrest, she was produced before the court, which then lodged her in the women’s prison in Shivpuri,” she said.
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According to the information, Tomar also approached the High Court and the Supreme Court, seeking anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court, but her petitions were rejected.
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The scam amounts to approx $Rs 2.5 lakh crore was committed by diverting these relief funds to fraudulent bank accounts. After discovering irregularities during the audit, the police investigated and identified a total of 110 accused, including one Tehsildar and 25 Patwaris. A tehsildar and 22 Patwaris have been arrested in connection with this case so far. This matter is being investigated further.
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