Almost two months after the RT-PCR testing scam during the Mahakumbh in Haridwar raised, an investigation report has been submitted to Haridwar District Magistrate Vinay Shankar Pandey on Sunday.
An inquiry committee was set up on June 12 that is led by Chief Development officer Saurabh Gaharwar, the team has been formed by the state government to probe the alleged COVID-19 testing scam during the Mahakumbh in March-April. Within 15 days the committee was told to submit the investigation report but it was submitted after two months.
According to information, the committee has reported many irregularities in the testing of Covid-19 during the Kumbh and the committee from Haridwar administration received 120-page investigation report attached with 2,500 documents. The investigating team called up all mobile numbers registered against the one lakh RT-PCR conducted during the Mahakumbh and after the verification of all the mobile numbers, the team reportedly found that thousands of numbers are fake.
The statements of accused lab operators, including 23 sector in-charges of Kumbh Mela, have been recorded. After the scam was busted in June, former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had demanded a judicial inquiry.
