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UP man claims to have found COVID-19 cure; arrested

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A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia for allegedly claiming to have found a cure for COVID-19, police said on Tuesday.

Chitbaragaon police station SHO Hari Ram Maurya said Rakesh Kumar Singh, a resident of Teekaa Deori village, was claiming before villagers that he had made a medicine to cure COVID-19 and he can treat anyone.

Police said a case has been registered against him under relevant sections of the IPC.

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First Published: Apr 07 2020 | 9:00 PM IST

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