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Delhi Riots: HC Grants Bail To Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita In UAPA Case

Kalita and Narwal were arrested last year in May in connection with the communal riots in northeast Delhi.

Student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha were granted bail by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. All three of them are booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) law, in connection with the northeast Delhi riots.

Members of the Pinjra Tod (break the cage) group, Kalita and Narwal, were arrested last year in May in connection with the communal riots in northeast Delhi. Crime Branch of the Delhi Police arrested them and booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including rioting, unlawful assembly and attempt to murder.

For allegedly being part of a โ€œpremeditated conspiracyโ€ in the riots, they were also booked under the stringent anti-terror law in a separate case.

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Kumbh Mela: 1 Lakh Fake Covid-19 Reports Issued, Same Phone Number Used To Register 50 People

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Irregularities in reports showed a single phone number was used to register over 50 people and one antigen test kit was shown to have tested 700 samples.

According to a detailed probe, a private agency engaged by the Uttarakhand government to conduct COVID-19 tests during the Kumbh Mela issued at least 1 lakh fake reports, several media reports suggested.

After allegations were raised that fake COVID-19 test reports were issued by private laboratories tasked to conduct tests during the religious gathering, the Haridwar district administration recently ordered an investigation.

From 1 to 30 April, Kumbh Mela, one of the worldโ€™s largest religious gatherings, was held in the state. The big religious congregation, amid Covid-19 concerns, saw gathering of lakhs of devotees.

Several irregularities were found in a probe conducted by a committee headed by Chief Development Officer Saurabh Gaharwar, Times Now reported. Irregularities in reports showed a single phone number was used to register over 50 people and one antigen test kit was shown to have tested 700 samples.

Around 200 sample collectors registered with the agency were found out to be students and data entry operators or residents of Rajasthan, who had never visited Haridwar. A sample collector is supposed to be physically available to collect samples.

After preliminary investigations revealed that many private labs roped in by the district health department issued fake COVID test reports in the name of random people on the basis of their identity cards and phone numbers, a detailed investigation was ordered by the administration.

Uttarakhand High Court, during the Kumbh, had set the daily testing quota of 50,000 tests, and the labs apparently issued fake reports to meet the numbers.

During the Kumbh Mela, the district health department had assigned the responsibility of conducting tests โ€”RT-PCR and rapid antigen โ€” to as many as 22 private labs and nine agencies.

Due to the ongoing investigation, payment to all labs hired for the purpose has been put on hold for the time being.

 

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