Uttarakhand government has ordered the Haridwar district administration to register an FIR in the Covid testing scam during the Mahakumbh, an official said on Wednesday.State government spokesperson Subodh Uniyal told ANI that an order has been issued to file a case against labs from Delhi and Haryana, which conducted testing at five places in Haridwar during the Kumbh Mela.This action comes days after reports of fake Covid-19 testing during Mahakumbh surfaced.
It was reported that at least 1 lakh Covid-19 reports of tests conducted during Kumbh Mela have been found to be fake.The Maha Kumbh Mela was held from April 1 to 30 this year and was spread over Haridwar district and Rishikesh region, which includes Rishikesh in Dehradun district,.