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RT-PCR Mahakumbh scam: Probe report submitted to Haridwar District Magistrate
Updated On: 15 August, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Dehradun | ANI
On June 12, an inquiry committee, led by Chief Development officer Saurabh Gaharwar was formed by the state government to probe the alleged Covid-19 testing scam during the Mahakumbh in March-April

A large number of devotees from Uttar Pradesh had attended the Haridwar Kumbh Mela. File Pic
Almost two months after the RT-PCR testing scam during the Mahakumbh in Haridwar surfaced, an investigation report has been submitted to Haridwar District Magistrate Vinay Shankar Pandey.
On June 12, an inquiry committee, led by Chief Development officer Saurabh Gaharwar was formed by the state government to probe the alleged Covid-19 testing scam during the Mahakumbh in March-April. The committee was told to submit the investigation report within 15 days but it was submitted after two months.
According to information from the Haridwar administration in its 120-page investigation report attached with 2,500 documents, the committee has reported many irregularities in the Covid-19 testing during the Kumbh.
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