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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Aug 26: Seven people were arrested in four separate cases for forging RT-PCR reports at Talapady check post on August 25 and 26.

The arrested are identified as Mohammed Sharif (34) from Padil, Abubakker (28) from Manjeshwar, Abdul Tamim (19) from Chengala, Ismail (48) from Kadappara, and Hadil (25), Kabir A M (24) and Hasin (31) from Cheruvathur.

Addressing media, police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said, “We have set up 17 check posts on the district’s borders to Kerala among which nine fall under Mangaluru police commissionerate. As per the guidelines, RT-PCR negative report is compulsory for movement. Twenty staffs are working in three shifts at the check posts with the support of revenue and health department. Seven have been arrested in four different cases in two days at the check post for forging RT-PCR reports. We have also arrested a person who helped in forging the RT-PCR reports in one of the cases. His mobile phone has been seized.

“Three women were present with male members of the families. They will be called for further inquiry. We will bring this to the notice of Kasargod district administration as well,” he said.

DCP law and order Hariram Shankar, DCP crime and traffic B P Dinesh Kumar were present.