Sheopur, March 27 -- A woman tesildar who gained fame after participating in the television show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' was 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, was arrested from Gwalior district on Thursday, and she was accused of financial irregularity in the 2021 flood relief scam that happened in Baroda tehsil of Sheopur district. She was produced before the court in Sheopur and subsequently lodged in a jail in neighbouring Shivpuri district.

Sheopur Superintendent of Police (SP) Sudheer Agarwal said, "There was a case of irregularity in the distribution of flood relief funds that occurred earlier here, and the inve...