<p>Central Crime Branch sleuths on Friday swooped down on a duo who issued fake Covid-negative certificates on the sly without conducting tests.</p>.<p>The duo belongs to the Skyline Diagnostic Centre in Nagamma Layout in RT Nagar’s Kaval Byrasandra, which has no tie-ups with the government to conduct Covid tests.</p>.<p>Police said they utilised the government guidelines on the Covid surge, contacted friends and others in need of Covid-negative certificates and issued them by collecting cash or payments via UPI transfers.</p>.<p>CCB officials have seized 50 fake Covid-negative certificates and two mobile phones from them.</p>.<p>Officials are also looking into the number of people who took the illegal certificates from them, the purpose of getting the certificate and how much they paid them.</p>.<p>They have registered a case against the duo in the DJ Halli police station and further investigations are on.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>Central Crime Branch sleuths on Friday swooped down on a duo who issued fake Covid-negative certificates on the sly without conducting tests.</p>.<p>The duo belongs to the Skyline Diagnostic Centre in Nagamma Layout in RT Nagar’s Kaval Byrasandra, which has no tie-ups with the government to conduct Covid tests.</p>.<p>Police said they utilised the government guidelines on the Covid surge, contacted friends and others in need of Covid-negative certificates and issued them by collecting cash or payments via UPI transfers.</p>.<p>CCB officials have seized 50 fake Covid-negative certificates and two mobile phones from them.</p>.<p>Officials are also looking into the number of people who took the illegal certificates from them, the purpose of getting the certificate and how much they paid them.</p>.<p>They have registered a case against the duo in the DJ Halli police station and further investigations are on.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>