Is that dose of distilled water? Mumbai, Kolkata hit by fake Covid vaccine rackets; several arrested

Debanjan Deb is alleged to have performed the important thing position behind organising three faux vaccination centres within the state capital the place about 2000 folks have been jabbed with faux vaccines.

Even because the vaccination drive within the nation is selecting up brisk tempo, the spectre of pretend vaccination camps can also be rearing its head with two main cities-Mumbai and Kolkata- reporting greater than 2000 victims of pretend vaccination camps. Whereas the investigating businesses have arrested quite a few fraudsters concerned with the faux vaccination racket, the entire extent of the harm in addition to the constituent of the faux vaccine vial stays unsure.

In the meantime, underneath hearth over images of pretend vaccination racket lynchpin Debanjan Deb with a number of TMC leaders, Rajya Sabha MP Dr Santanu Sen at the moment stated that he has filed an FIR in opposition to the fraudster. Sen who can also be the West Bengal Indian Medical Affiliation (IMA) Secretary stated that quickly after realising dangerous intention of Deb, he filed an FIR at Muchipara Police station requesting stringent motion in opposition to the fraudster, information company ANI reported. The Trinamool MP additionally shared a letter he wrote to Muchipara Police station through which he wrote that the accused had come to the IMA workplace in Kolkata with few different people and acquired himself clicked.

Clarifying additional on the controversy, Sen wrote that the accused had kept away from introducing himself correctly and it was not attainable to establish the id of all folks visiting an organisation accompanied with different folks. Among the many TMC leaders with whom Debanjan Deb’s images went viral are senior minister Subrata Mukherjee, Kolkata Municipal Company Chairman Firhad Hakim, Trinamool MLA from Sonarpur Pretty Moitra amongst others.

Debanjan Deb is alleged to have performed the important thing position behind organising three faux vaccination centres within the state capital the place about 2000 folks have been jabbed with faux vaccines. Kolkata police has additionally recovered the faux vaccines and vials from the residence of Deb. The same faux vaccination racket has come to gentle in Mumbai the place about 2000 folks have been vaccinated with faux vaccines at a number of non-public vaccination camps organised across the metropolis. Taking cognisance of the faux vaccination racket, the Bombay Excessive Court docket had on Tuesday requested the BrihanMumbai Municipal Company and Mumbai Police to formulate a coverage to sort out the faux vaccine racket menace. Each Mumbai in addition to Kolkata police have made quite a few arrests other than accumulating statements from victims of the racket.