Kumbh Covid testing scam: Officials dialing 1 lakh numbers to crack the case; what has happened so far

Three teams are currently investigating the Haridwar Kumbh RT-PCR test scam. An FIR has been registered against the accused and investigating teams claim to have gathered evidences indicating fraud. Here is what has happened so far in this case.

Teams investigating the RT-PCR test scam that surfaced during the 2021 Haridwar Kumbh Mela have started calling up all mobile phone numbers that were registered against the nearly 1 lakh RT-PCR tests that are alleged to be fake. By calling each number, the investigating teams are trying to ascertain if the person using the number even attended the Kumbh Mela in the first place, besides collecting other evidences related to this scam. The Uttarakhand government has constituted an eight-member team that is dialling these numbers one by one and verifying them.