Amita Singh Tomar, a Madhya Pradesh tehsildar who famously won ₹50 lakh on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), was arrested on March 26, 2026, in connection with a ₹2.5 crore flood relief scam. She was arrested by police in Gwalior and later produced before a court, which sent her to jail in Shivpuri.
Here are the key details of the case:
The Scam: The fraud involves misappropriating roughly ₹2.5 crore in compensation funds intended for flood victims in the Sheopur district’s Baroda tehsil back in 2021. The funds were reportedly diverted to fraudulent bank accounts.
Arrest Details: Amita Singh Tomar was arrested from her home in Gwalior’s Chandravadni Naka area by a team led by the Baroda Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP).
Background: She was previously the tehsildar of Vijaypur but was removed from the post by the Sheopur Collector on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. She had previously approached the High Court and the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail, but both pleas were rejected.
Other Accused: This is a large-scale case with over 110 people named in the FIR, including 25 patwaris (revenue officials), of whom 23 (including Tomar) have been arrested.
She was a contestant on KBC in 2019, where she won ₹50 lakh
source::The INDIAN Express
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