Through Express news service

DEHRADUN: A local court in Haridwar on Saturday issued non-release arrest warrants against three accused of false Covid-19 tests in Haridwar Mahakumbh 2021.

The warrants were issued at the request of the special investigative team which raided various locations in connection with the scam in Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.

“The warrants are against Sharat Pant, Mallika Pant, two partners of Max Corporate Services and partner of Nalwa laboratories and Dr Navtej Nalwa. We have also carried out raids at various locations,” said an official from SIT.

Earlier today, the state government medical association demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the Kumbh fake test scam, asking the government to reverse the suspension of two ministry of health officials. Health.

Investigators of the kumbh mela fake test scam were unable to verify more than 22,000 cell phone numbers mentioned in Covid-19 reports.

The scam took place during Haridwar Mahakumbh earlier this year, in which more than 1 lakh of tests were found to be false. Last week, the state government suspended two health ministry officials who colluded with companies accused of performing false tests during the mega religious event.