<p>The Uttarakhand Police has set up a special investigation team to probe allegations that fake Covid tests were conducted during the Haridwar Kumbh Mela.</p>.<p>One of the world's largest religious gatherings, the Kumbh was held in the state from April 1 to 30, and the notified area for the congregation covered various places in Haridwar, Dehradun and Tehri districts.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="http://Devotees gathering on the banks of Ganges river during Kumbh Mela. Credit: Reuters Photo" target="_blank">Case against firm, two private labs for fake Covid test reports during Kumbh</a></strong></p>.<p>The special investigation team (SIT) was constituted by Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police Senthil Avoodai Krishna Raj S on Friday, a day after a case was registered against Max Corporate Service and private laboratories Dr Lalchandani Lab and Nalwa Laboratories for allegedly conducting the fake Covid tests during the Kumbh.</p>.<p>The SIT has been constituted for a speedy probe, Krishna Raj said.</p>.<p>Max Corporate Service and the two other labs have been booked under the Epidemic Act , the Disaster Management Act besides sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code. </p>
<p>The Uttarakhand Police has set up a special investigation team to probe allegations that fake Covid tests were conducted during the Haridwar Kumbh Mela.</p>.<p>One of the world's largest religious gatherings, the Kumbh was held in the state from April 1 to 30, and the notified area for the congregation covered various places in Haridwar, Dehradun and Tehri districts.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="http://Devotees gathering on the banks of Ganges river during Kumbh Mela. Credit: Reuters Photo" target="_blank">Case against firm, two private labs for fake Covid test reports during Kumbh</a></strong></p>.<p>The special investigation team (SIT) was constituted by Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police Senthil Avoodai Krishna Raj S on Friday, a day after a case was registered against Max Corporate Service and private laboratories Dr Lalchandani Lab and Nalwa Laboratories for allegedly conducting the fake Covid tests during the Kumbh.</p>.<p>The SIT has been constituted for a speedy probe, Krishna Raj said.</p>.<p>Max Corporate Service and the two other labs have been booked under the Epidemic Act , the Disaster Management Act besides sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code. </p>