Haridwar: The main accused in the Kumbh testing scam Sharad Pant and Mallika Pant were arrested on Monday by the SIT from their Delhi residence. They are likely to be brought to Haridwar soon. The SIT was conducting raids since last. The Covid testing scam took place at Kumbh in Haridwar.
The scam came to light at the Kumbh Mela where fake Covid-19 reports were made. Health Department sources said that 700 samples were tested from the same antigen test kit. Moreover, only one phone number was mentioned for hundreds of people on the list. The investigation conducted by the Health Department also revealed that the same was done in other laboratories as well.
It was revealed that the names, addresses and mobile numbers in the related laboratories were fake.
Private laboratories in the Stare were paid Rs. 300 for each antigen test and as for the RT-PCR test, there were three categories. If the private laboratories had to collect the samples from government set up then had to be paid Ra. 400. As for the private laboratories collecting samples themselves then the charge was Rs. 700 and in case they collected it from home then they have to be paid Rs.900. The rates are subject to be changed from time to time. The private laboratories already received 30% payment in advance.
