More than 2,000 people have been identified as victims of fake Covid-19 vaccination camps in the country’s commercial capital Mumbai. Seven FIRs have been registered against the camps and eight people, including a woman, have been arrested by the police.
Authorities believe the gang gave the victims saltwater or saline vaccines. “A total of 9 fake vaccination camps have been identified in Mumbai. The camps were run by a group of eight members. All of them were arrested. We seized Rs.12.40 lakhs from them. The bank accounts of Manish Tripathi and Mahendra Singh, the main accused, have been seized, ” said the Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order).
Police sources said that the Covishield violins used by the gang to administer the vaccines were procured from Gujarat. 390 people were vaccinated last week at a housing society in Kandivali, Mumbai. None of them showed any symptoms after vaccination.
In addition, there were certificates of vaccination from various hospitals. Suspicious members of the housing society called the relevant hospitals. However, the owners of the hospitals said that they were not the ones who administered the vaccines. This brought the gang affair to light.