Bengaluru: Racket issuing fake RT-PCR reports busted; 2 arrested
Team Udayavani, Jan 9, 2022, 8:55 AM IST
Bengaluru: A racket that thrived by issuing fake Covid negative certificated was busted in Bengaluru, police said on Saturday. Two persons were arrested for providing Covid negative certificates to people without collecting swab samples.
The CCB special wing sleuths who got clues of the racket, raided Skyline Diagnostics located in Kaval Bhyrasandra and made arrests as well as seized equipment, IANS reported.
According to police, the accused took advantage of the Covid guidelines implemented by the government to tackle the sudden surge of cases in the state, especially in Bengaluru to mint money by providing fake negative RT-PCR reports.
The accused used to contact persons who are coming into the state as well as those who are going from the state and provided them reports as per their requirements.
They got the money through online transfers and gave certificates without even collecting swabs. The police have seized 50 fake RT-PCR certificates and mobiles used to contact customers.
A case had been lodged against the accused in D.J. Halli police station in Bengaluru and further investigation is on.
(With inputs from IANS)
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Manipal: K V Kamath conferred with honorary doctorate at MAHE’s special convocation
Manipal: Kasturba Hospital’s state-of-the-art Dr. Ramdas M. Pai Block to be inaugurated today
Govt declares holiday in Chamarajanagar, Mysore districts
Tragic electrocution incident claims life of petrol pump worker in Kavoor
Karkala: Two injured in goods vehicle accident
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Patanjali Foods gets show cause notice for GST dues
Life can never be same without you: Neetu Kapoor on Rishi Kapoor’s 4th death anniversary
BJP debunks Congress’s claims of altering constitution, abolishing reservations: Shah
This IPL is different, need to mentally accept challenge: KKR’s Varun Chakravarthy
6 killed, 3 injured as truck rams into jeep in Bihar’s Bhagalpur