Youth was arrested after employer of a man he made a fake report for tried to verify it at the lab
Accused Devilal Jat
According to the police, Jat is a computer engineer by profession. Minaria, who had come to Mumbai in January, had got a job as a cook with a businessman but was asked for a negative RT-PCR report before joining work.
Minaria contacted Jat for an RT-PCR report and Jat provided him with a negative report. When Minaria’s employer decided to cross-check the veracity of the report with the lab mentioned on the report, he found out that there was no one called Shantilal Minaria who had tested himself at the lab.
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The fake RT-PCR report contained the QR code, which on scanning revealed that it was that of Devilal Jat. The lab owner immediately lodged an FIR at the Colaba police station, acting on which the police arrested Jat and Minaria.
During interrogation, Jat told the cops that he had modified his own report on an app and sold it to others. A police officer told mid-day, “The accused had made a fake RT-PCR report using his laptop. The police suspect that Devilal has made fake RT-PCR reports for at least 10 to 15 people.”
Investigating officer Ajay Sawant told mid-day, “We have arrested both the accused. The police custody of both of them is till July 14. We are investigating further. Both these accused are from the same village.”
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No of people that cops fear Devilal Jat has sold fake RT-PCR reports to
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