Panchkula, April 7 -- A 35-year-old woman from Chandigarhsurrendered before the statevigilance and anti-corruption bureau (ACB) headquarters in Panchkula on Monday inconnection with the Rs.158 crore fixed deposit receipt (FDR) fraud case linked to the Panchkula municipal corporation. As per the details, about Rs.35 crore was transferred into her account. The accused, identified as Swati Tomar, hails from Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh and is currently residing in Sector 28, Chandigarh. She appeared before a superintendent of police-rank officer at the ACB headquarters in Sector 23, accompanied by her counsel, advocate Neeraj Sansaniwal. Her counsel stated that Tomar had no knowledge of the alleged fraud. He claimed that one of the accused, Rajat Dahra, who is already in custody, had lured her with promises of government contracts and offered her work as a sub-contractor. Acting in good faith, she allegedly provided her documents to him without verifying their authenticity. According to the defence, a bank account was later opened in her name, but she remained unaware of the transactions as a different mobile number was linked to the account by the accused. Funds deposited into her account were allegedly transferred to other accounts shortly thereafter. She also did not receive any OTP alerts related to these transactions. Tomar reportedly came to know about the case only after police approached her relatives. She then appeared before the ACB and surrendered, following which her statement was recorded. The ACB formally arrested her, and she is likely to be produced before a local court on Tuesday. Sources said that Tomar is married, has a teaching background, and has also appeared for administrative examinations. Vikas Kaushik, the then senior accounts officer of Panchkula MC, who was arrested on April 2 and remanded to five days in custody, was taken to a private hospital in Sector 22 on Monday morning after his health deteriorated. According to sources, he complained of seizures and pain. He was administered three injections and discharged after initial treatment. A doctor from the neurology department attended to him....