Pune: Two Covid testing lab technicians held for issuing fake RT-PCR reports

The Pune Police arrested two lab technicians on Sunday for issuing forged RT-PCR Covid-19 test reports in the name of a private lab.

The Pune city police on Sunday arrested two lab technicians of a Covid-19 testing lab for forging RT-PCR test reports. The two accused have been identified as Sagar Ashok Hande (25), a resident of Sangam Chowk in Pune; and Dayanand Bhimrao Kharate (21), a resident of Warje Malwadi. “During the primary investigation, the two have informed us about several test results they have forged in the past. There are other people involved in this racket,” read a statement issued by Pune police.