Senior police officials have hinted that any official, if found involved, or their connivance is proved with the gang issuing forged reports, have to face legal action.

The suspects arrested earlier were identified as Ramesh Kumar, alias Tony (55), a resident of Fieldganj, here, and Manchit Kumar (23), a resident of Pirkhana Road, Khanna. Manchit, a BBA dropout, owns a contract of parking at the Civil Hospital, Khanna, while his father runs a tea stall at the institution. Tony owns a parking contract at the Civil Hospital, Ludhiana. The police also recovered fake stamps of the Senior Medical Officer, Khanna, and other health officials and Aadhaar cards, driving licences and other identity documents of about 30 applicants to whom fake dope test reports were issued by forging signatures and stamps of officials.

Interestingly, Senior Superintendent of Police, Khanna, Darpan Ahluwalia, had hinted strict action against anyone found connived with the arrested suspects in issuing the forged dope reports. Even firearms holders who had obtained arms licence on forged reports might also be questioned and they also need to undergo dope test again.

Police sources confirmed that a lab technician and his assistant working at the Civil Hospital, Khanna, had been summoned for questioning by the special team conducting investigation into the racket. It would be known only after thorough questioning whether the duo connived with the suspects or not in forging the dope test reports.

DSP, Khanna, Vinod Kumar, said a lab technician and his assistant were summoned with records and the police would check their connivance, if any. The police would also check if any records of issued dope test certificates was tampered with.

"It is too early to comment if any health official was involved in the racket. Let the probe completes first, the police will reveal the final outcome soon," he said.