Raja Shahmal Singh Tomar (also known as Shah Mal) (1797 — 18 July 1857) born in a Hindu Jat family in Bijrol village was a rebel at the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, based out of the village of Baraut , Uttar Pradesh.
[1][2]: 209 He led the people of Baraut in rebellion against the East India Company.
[3] In June 1857, Sah Mal Singh seized 500 head of cattle, and collected escaped convicts and other locals and formed a force.
On 18 July, British forces came under attack as they approached the village of Baraut.
A group of fighters led by Sah Mal took up positions in a nearby orchard, and came under pressed attack by a Rifles unit.