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First arrest in Uttrakhand's Kumbh Mela Covid testing scam

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 22 (ANI): The first arrest in Uttarakhand's 2021 Kumbh Mela COVID testing scam case has been made by a special investigation team (SIT).

ANI Jul 22, 2021 21:59 IST googleads

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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 22 (ANI): The first arrest in Uttarakhand's 2021 Kumbh Mela COVID testing scam case has been made by a special investigation team (SIT).
Circle Officer of Haridwar Abhay Pratap Singh told ANI that the accused Ashish Nalwa, a resident of Haryana, used to provide Covid testing lab with manpower and other equipment and was responsible for feeding data of COVID tests.
Investigations have revealed that the private agency accused of irregularities in COVID-19 tests during the recently concluded Kumbh Mela, continued to upload data on the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), portal even after its agreement with the Mela administration concluded, Uttarakhand police DGP Ashok Kumar had said on June 21.
Uttarakhand government had hired private labs for conducting COVID-19 tests during Mahakumbh mela held earlier this year. The government ordered an inquiry against all the private labs doing rapid antigen tests after discrepancies were found in COVID-19 testing data.
Last month, the Uttarakhand government registered a case against two private labs and Max Corporate Limited agency in this connection. The state health department lodged an FIR at Nagar Kotwali police station against Max corporate agency, Lalchandani Labs, and Nalwa Lab in Nagar Kotwali, according to Senior Superintendent of Police in Haridwar Senthil Avoodai Krishna Raj. (ANI)

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