Haryana Police arrested a bogus pathology lab on Saturday (Nov 21) and arrested two men for their alleged involvement in making false COVID-19 test reports. Acting on an advisory, the police raided the laboratory in the village of Sainikhera in Sector-30 in Gurugram.
The defendants have been identified as Anirban Roy, from Kolkata, and Parimal Roy from Murshidabad. Anirban and Parimal resided in rented accommodation in the village.
Haryana police claimed that the duo had prepared around 1,000 false reports that were used by many COVID-19 positive people to travel to the US and other countries.
“After a specific entry on the culprits, the team raided the scene Saturday night and arrested two people,” said DSP Inderjit Yadav.
Haryana police said the duo have confessed that they have linked up with the DYNEX route and diagnostic laboratory located in Kirti Nagar, Delhi. They prepared false reports on letterhead. The defendants were conducting tests without the permission of the District Health Department to test for Covid-19.
The drug control officer, Amandeep Chauhan said Haryana police stood that the Volador Team Chief Minister received a complaint that some people are using false reports of coronavirus to travel abroad after action.
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“In specific entries, we targeted Medikartz Medical Tourism and Pathology Laboratory and sent a fake client who requested a positive coronavirus report. They gave it. We learn that the laboratory has been associated with a diagnosis of DYNEX. A team from CM’s Flying Squad then raided the place Saturday night and arrested the two people, ”said Chauhan.
Chauhan added that the duo were involved in this fake for the last two months and used to charge Rs 1,400 to 3,000 per test. “Some people have even traveled to the United States after taking false negative certificates from here. Some people received positive reports to leave, ”he added.
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A case has been registered in the relevant sections of the IPC at the Sector-40 police station.
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