Madhya Pradesh / Man creates fake COVID-19 +ve report to stay away from wife, booked

Indore: Aman in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has been booked for producing a fake Covid certificate to claim that he had tested positive for the disease. Asked why he committed the crime, family members said he wanted to get away from his wife.

Ejaz Ahmed, who hails from Mtown district in Madhya Pradesh, is a businessman. He had an argument with his wife and decided that he needed some time away from her.

According to family members, Ejaz downloaded a Covid-positive report from the internet and edited it using Photoshop. He then cited the report to tell his wife and family members that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and would need to stay at a state-run Covid centre for a few days.

When he did not return home after a month, Ejaz's wife became suspicious and asked her father to verify the Covid report.

Upon contacting the private laboratory at Yashwant Plaza near Gwaltoli police station in Indore, the wife's father came to know that the report was fake.

Later, the owner of the laboratory, Vinita Kothari, lodged a police complaint at Gwaltoli police station in this regard. The police have registered a case against Ejaz Ahmed under section 465 and 469 (Punishment for forgery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

"We are currently looking for Ejaz," the police said.