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Four people have been arrested for allegedly producing fake RT-PCR negative reports to enter Karnataka on Thursday.
The accused hail who hail from Kerala were arrested at the Talapady border for producing 'fake' RT-PCR negative reports to enter Mangaluru.
The state has made negative COVID-19 report mandatory for the travellers coming in from other parts of the country.
Those arrested persons were travelling in a car and tried to enter Mangaluru after showing an edited RT-PCR report on their mobile phone, police said.
Police personnel on scrutinizing the document found that it was fake. They were arrested and produced before the court, they said.
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As many people arriving from Kerala are testing positive for Covid-19, the Dakshina Kannada district administration has decided to verify the RT-PCR negative reports which they produce on arrival , they added. (With PTI inputs)
