Kolkata vaccine scam: BJP demands CBI inquiry in fake vaccination drive
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata vaccine scam: BJP demands CBI inquiry in fake vaccination drive

India TV News  

Kolkata vaccine scam: Amid row over fake vaccination camp being conducted in Kolkata by fraudster Debanjan Deb, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the alleged vaccine scam. We also want the Centre to look into it," news agency ANI quoted BJP's General Secretary Sayantan Basu, as saying. The fake vaccine drive mastermind Debanjan Deb was earlier arrested for allegedly posing as an IAS officer and organising a COVID-19 vaccination camp in the city's Kasba area, where actor and Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty had also got her jab. The person had set up the free inoculation camp introducing himself as a joint municipal commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Hospital Owners, Doctor In Fake COVID Vaccination Camp Case
1 year, 8 months ago

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Hospital Owners, Doctor In Fake COVID Vaccination Camp Case

Live Law  

The Bombay Court on Wednesday granted bail to hospital owners and a doctor accused of giving fake COVID vaccines in various vaccination camps across Mumbai observing that the alleged fake vaccines did not cause death or any adverse effect to any patient. Justice Bharati Dangre, while granting bail to Dr. Shivraj Pataria and Neeta Pataria, owners of Shivam Hospital, Kandivali …

Mumbai covid centres scam: Two accused, both close aide of Sanjay Raut, arrested by EOW
1 year, 9 months ago

Mumbai covid centres scam: Two accused, both close aide of Sanjay Raut, arrested by EOW

India TV News  

Mumbai Covid Centre Scam: The Economic Offences Wing on Tuesday arrested two people namely Rajiv Nandakumar Salunke and Bala Ramchandra Kadam, both of them are close aide of Sanjay Raut, in the jumbo Covid centres scam case in Mumbai. Last month, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation called Rs 100 crore scam allegation in setting up of jumbo Covid-19 centres as 'baseless'. …

CBI arrests middleman in 'cash for transfer' probe involving Anil Deshmukh
3 years, 1 month ago

CBI arrests middleman in 'cash for transfer' probe involving Anil Deshmukh

India Today  

Santosh Shankar Jagtap, an alleged middleman, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the corruption case lodged against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, officials told India Today. Making it the first arrest in this case, Santosh Shankar Jagtap was taken into custody by CBI officials from Maharashtra's Thane on Sunday morning. READ: Congress leader …

Bombay HC asks Centre to approve BMC's plan to re-vaccinate victims of fake inoculation camps
3 years, 4 months ago

Bombay HC asks Centre to approve BMC's plan to re-vaccinate victims of fake inoculation camps

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Union government to approve the proposed plan of action of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to re-vaccinate those citizens who had fallen victim to several fake anti-coronavirus vaccination camps in different parts of the city a few months ago. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni directed the …

Man arrested in Kolkata for posing as IPS officer with NIA
3 years, 4 months ago

Man arrested in Kolkata for posing as IPS officer with NIA

India Today  

A man was arrested for posing as an IPS officer with the National Investigation Agency in Kolkata. Based on a complaint filed at Park Street police station, the anti-rowdy squad of Kolkata Police's detective department arrested the fake accused and two of his associates, including a security guard, from the city's Belghoria area on Monday night. A case U/S 170 …

Fake Vaccination Camp Case: Plea In Supreme Court Filed Against Calcutta High Court Order Dismissing CBI Probe
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake Vaccination Camp Case: Plea In Supreme Court Filed Against Calcutta High Court Order Dismissing CBI Probe

Live Law  

A Special Leave Petition has been filed yesterday in the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order dated July 9 whereby the Calcutta High Court had dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation probe in the case of Covid-19 vaccination camps in Kolkata. In the SLP filed yesterday by petitioner Ajit Kumar Mishra, the petitioner contended that the …

No CBI Probe, For Now: Calcutta High Court Refuses to Interfere in Fake Vaccine Case
3 years, 5 months ago

No CBI Probe, For Now: Calcutta High Court Refuses to Interfere in Fake Vaccine Case

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday disposed of a string of Public Interest Litigations seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into a fake Covid vaccine scam in West Bengal, refusing to interfere in the matter at this stage. Hundreds of people, including actor and Lok Sabha lawmaker from the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress, Mimi Chakraborty, were allegedly …

'Authorities Have Woken Up': Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe In Fake Vaccination Camp Case
3 years, 5 months ago

'Authorities Have Woken Up': Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe In Fake Vaccination Camp Case

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation probe in the case of fake COVID-19 vaccination camps, allegedly conducted by accused Debanjan Deb. The accused had allegedly been operating Covid-19 vaccination camps in Kolkata by masquerading himself as an IAS officer associated with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.A division bench. The accused had allegedly been …

ED files case against Debanjan Deb, others in Kolkata fake Covid vaccination drive case
3 years, 5 months ago

ED files case against Debanjan Deb, others in Kolkata fake Covid vaccination drive case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case in connection with the fake Covid-19 vaccination drive in Kolkata, sources said on Friday. The financial probe agency has lodged the case based on the FIR filed by the Kolkata Police in which more than six people have been arrested, including the mastermind Debanjan Deb. According to the Kolkata Police, Debanjan …

SIT raids office of main accused in Kolkata vaccine scam
3 years, 5 months ago

SIT raids office of main accused in Kolkata vaccine scam

India TV News  

The office of Debanjan Deb, the man behind the Kolkata alleged vaccination scam who impersonated as an IAS officer, was raided on Saturday by the Detective Department of the Special Investigation Team. A team of the Kolkata police had on Monday conducted a raid at the residence of Deb, who allegedly organised fake COVID-19 vaccination camps impersonating as an IAS …

Kolkata vaccination scam: Another associate of Debanjan Deb gets arrested
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata vaccination scam: Another associate of Debanjan Deb gets arrested

India TV News  

Kolkata Police has arrested another associate of Debanjan Deb, who was apprehended for allegedly masterminding fake vaccination camps in the metropolis, officials said on Saturday. The man was arrested near the the Central Metro Station in B B Ganguly Street late on Friday. "The accused is a resident of Tangra and had played a key role in organising a vaccination …

Fake Vaccination Camp Case: Calcutta High Court Directs State To File Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake Vaccination Camp Case: Calcutta High Court Directs State To File Report

Live Law  

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee directed the State government on Wednesday to file a detailed affidavit apprising the Court on the progress of the investigation conducted in the case of fake COVID-19 vaccination camps allegedly conducted by accused Debanjan Deb. About the plea The petitioner is the …

Mumbai fake vaccination: Key accused arrested, two more firms fall prey to scam
3 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai fake vaccination: Key accused arrested, two more firms fall prey to scam

India Today  

Another FIR has been registered in connection with the Mumbai vaccination scam and one more person was arrested after more complaints of fake vaccination were filed with the city police. According to the FIR, Rajesh Pandey posed as a doctor from the hospital and conducted the fake vaccination drive. Vaccination drive at Seepz industries premises Seepz industries filed a written …

Vaccine scam: Another fake govt official arrested in Kolkata
3 years, 5 months ago

Vaccine scam: Another fake govt official arrested in Kolkata

India TV News  

A man was arrested from centra Kolkata's Beniapukur area for impersonating as a senio government official, police said on Wednesday The arrest comes amid the investigation into th dubious COVID vaccination camps in the city, which were bein organised by fake IAS officer Debanjan Deb. The arrest was made on Tuesday night when police at checkpoint in Beniapukur stopped an …

Mumbai vaccination scam: Police registers 9th FIR in Samta Nagar fake vaccine case
3 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai vaccination scam: Police registers 9th FIR in Samta Nagar fake vaccine case

India Today  

The Samta Nagar Police in Mumbai has registered an FIR against two doctors and their two students for allegedly setting up a vaccination camp in Kandivali East without the permission of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The FIR was registered against Dr Manish Tripathi, his two students and another doctor at Samta Nagar Police Station. The Mumbai Police has formed a …

What is Amikacin, the fake 'Covid vaccine' used in Kolkata scam
3 years, 5 months ago

What is Amikacin, the fake 'Covid vaccine' used in Kolkata scam

India Today  

People, including TMC MP and actor Mimi Chakraborty, who went to take their Covid-19 jabs at what later turned out to be a fake vaccination camp in Kolkata were reportedly injected with Amikacin, an antibiotic. The mastermind of the scam, Debanjan Deb, 28, was arrested by the Kolkata Police last week for allegedly posing as an IAS officer and organising …

Fake COVID-19 vaccination camp in Kolkata: Two more people arrested after raids on main accused
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake COVID-19 vaccination camp in Kolkata: Two more people arrested after raids on main accused

Firstpost  

The Kolkata Police has so far nabbed six persons in the case, including main accused Debanjan Deb, who posed as an IAS officer Kolkata: Two more persons were arrested in connection with the dubious COVID vaccination camps case in Kolkata, a police officer said on Tuesday. With the latest arrests, the Kolkata Police has so far nabbed six persons in …

Kolkata vaccine scams: Two more arrested in dubious Covid vaccine camps
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata vaccine scams: Two more arrested in dubious Covid vaccine camps

India TV News  

Two more persons were arrested in connection with the dubious COVID vaccination camps case in Kolkata, a police officer said on Tuesday. With the latest arrests, the Kolkata Police has so far nabbed six persons in the case, including fake IAS officer Debanjan Deb who masterminded the dubious COVID vaccination camps in the city, he said. Deb's cousin knew from …

Not Just Hesitancy, India Battling Fake Apps Promising Jabs, Ranks Top on McAfee List: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

Not Just Hesitancy, India Battling Fake Apps Promising Jabs, Ranks Top on McAfee List: Report

News 18  

As if getting people vaccinated in the country was not already an arduous task, India has been majorly hit by fake apps and malware attacks claiming to provide jabs. Meanwhile, on Saturday, a man was arrested by the Kolkata police for running a fake COVID-19 vaccination camp in Kolkata’s Kasba area. After busting the fake COVID-19 vaccination camp, the police …

2 More Arrested in Dubious Covid Vaccine Camps Case in Kolkata
3 years, 5 months ago

2 More Arrested in Dubious Covid Vaccine Camps Case in Kolkata

News 18  

Two more persons were arrested on Monday night in connection with fake Covid-19 vaccine camps in West Bengal. Investigation revealed that both were aware of Deb’s dubious dealings and fake vaccination camps. The fake vaccination camps, which have sent ripples across the state, have forced Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene in the matter. Recently, the fake vaccination camp was …

Kolkata vaccination scam: Accused Debanjan Deb sent to police custody till July 5
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata vaccination scam: Accused Debanjan Deb sent to police custody till July 5

India Today  

Debanjan Deb, the fake IAS officer arrested in connection with the dubious vaccine camps case in Kolkata, has been remanded to police custody till July 5. Debanjan Deb, 28, was arrested by the Kolkata Police last week for allegedly posing as an IAS officer and organising a vaccination drive in Kasba area, where actor and Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty …

Fake COVID-19 vaccination camp: How West Bengal reacted to private inoculation drives and why TMC and BJP are squabbling – Firstpost
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake COVID-19 vaccination camp: How West Bengal reacted to private inoculation drives and why TMC and BJP are squabbling – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Debanjan Deb allegedly posed as a Joint Commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and organised COVID-19 vaccination camps with three others The West Bengal government on Monday reportedly suspended private COVID-19 vaccination camps after a fake vaccination camp was busted last week. A senior official at the State Health Department said, “We have decided not to allow any private vaccination …

Kolkata vaccine fraud: Accused Debanjan Deb organised two camps; sent mail to SII for doses, say police
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata vaccine fraud: Accused Debanjan Deb organised two camps; sent mail to SII for doses, say police

India TV News  

Debanjan Deb, accused of organising fake COVID-19 vaccination camps, has confessed to organised two such camps in the city, the Kolkata police said on Sunday. According to the police, the accused has confessed to organising fake vaccination camps at -- City College and Kasba. The doctor who attended to her said her illness cannot be immediately linked to the fake …

Kolkata fake jab scam: Off-site vaccination camps halted, SOP to be issued
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata fake jab scam: Off-site vaccination camps halted, SOP to be issued

India Today  

All Covid-19 vaccinated centres apart from those in private and government hospitals have been suspended for the time being after the face vaccine same shook the state recently. Kolkata Police said, "Accused Debanjan who organised fake vaccine camps, wrote letters to govt agencies, would put receipt stamps on them to convince victims. Read: Cops summon 10 more in Kolkata vaccination …

The saga of a conman who spent his own money to run fake vaccination camps
3 years, 5 months ago

The saga of a conman who spent his own money to run fake vaccination camps

Live Mint  

Debanjan Deb was the epitome of success. However, when news broke on television channels that Deb was a conman, who had held fake vaccination camps and duped people into believing he was an IAS officer and a top official with Kolkata Municipal Corporation, his friends and neighbours were stunned. "Debanjan could not crack the UPSC preliminary examinations but told his …

Fake Vaccination Camps: Kolkata Police Includes Attempt-to-Murder Charge Against Main Accused, Associates
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake Vaccination Camps: Kolkata Police Includes Attempt-to-Murder Charge Against Main Accused, Associates

News 18  

Kolkata Police on Saturday included the charge of attempt to murder along with other sections of the IPC against a man who allegedly impersonated as an IAS officer and organised COVID-19 vaccination camps together with three of his associates, officials said. The West Bengal government has also set up an expert committee to examine the effect of fake vaccination administered …

Fake vaccination camps: Kolkata Police includes attempt-to-murder charge against accused, associates
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake vaccination camps: Kolkata Police includes attempt-to-murder charge against accused, associates

India TV News  

Kolkata Police on Saturday included the charge of attempt to murder along with other sections of the IPC against a man who allegedly impersonated as an IAS officer and organised COVID-19 vaccination camps together with three of his associates, officials said. The West Bengal government has also set up an expert committee to examine the effect of fake vaccination administered …

Kolkata vaccine scam: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake vaccine
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata vaccine scam: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls ill days after taking fake vaccine

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress member of Parliament Mimi Chakraborty was reported to be unwell since Friday night. The TMC MP earlier had taken a fake vaccine shot on June 23 at a camp organised by fraudster Debanjan Deb in South Kolkata's Kasba area. When I did not receive the message after my vaccination, I immediately stopped the entire process at the …

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty Unwell with Dehydration, Low Blood Pressure After Fake Vaccine Shot
3 years, 5 months ago

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty Unwell with Dehydration, Low Blood Pressure After Fake Vaccine Shot

News 18  

Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali film actor Mimi Chakraborty, who had taken a fake vaccine shot at a camp in Kolkata’s Kasba area, has been unwell since Friday night. A man was arrested by the Kolkata police for running a fake COVID-19 vaccination camp in Kolkata’s Kasba area. “The accused seems to have cheated many people stating that he is …

Kolkata vaccine scam: Accused posed as IAS officer for years, KMC dismantles plaque bearing his name
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata vaccine scam: Accused posed as IAS officer for years, KMC dismantles plaque bearing his name

India TV News  

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Friday dismantled a controversial plaque bearing the name of Debanjan Deb, arrested for allegedly organising fake Covid-19 vaccination camps masquerading as an IAS officer, along with Trinamool Congress lawmakers and a minister. Two TMC MLAs lodged police complaints claiming that their names were on the plaque, installed at the base of a bust of Nobel …

Kolkata fake vaccination camps: Suvendu Adhikari writes to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for central probe
3 years, 5 months ago

Kolkata fake vaccination camps: Suvendu Adhikari writes to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for central probe

India Today  

BJP MLA and leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has written to Union Health Ministry, demanding a probe by central agencies into a fake vaccination drive conducted in Kolkata by a man who allegedly posed as an IAS officer. Adhikari claimed that Debanjan Deb, the main accused, held illegal vaccination camps in Kasba, Amherst Street and Sonarpur …

Three more arrested in Kolkata vaccination scam; WB govt sets up expert committee
3 years, 5 months ago

Three more arrested in Kolkata vaccination scam; WB govt sets up expert committee

India Today  

Kolkata Police has arrested three more people in connection with Debanjab Deb, who was allegedly impersonating an IAS officer and conducting a Covid-19 vaccination camp in the city. Two are signatory to the fake account and third is his employee who took active part in these camps.” Debanjan Deb, 28, was arrested by the Kolkata Police on Wednesday for allegedly …

Debanjan Deb, who duped Mini Chakraborty, seen with other TMC leaders
3 years, 5 months ago

Debanjan Deb, who duped Mini Chakraborty, seen with other TMC leaders

Op India  

Debanjan Deb, the mastermind of the ‘fake’ vaccine camp in West Bengal’s Kolkata, who posed as an IAS officer to dupe TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty among others, has found to have links with various TMC senior leaders. Debanjan Das with TMC leader and Kolkata Municipal Corporation Chairman Firhad Hakim Debanjan Das with TMC senior leader Subrata Mukherjee Apart from Hakim …

'Fake' Vaccine Drive: Kolkata Man Arrested, SIT Formed After TMC Leader Mimi Chakraborty Duped into Getting Jabbed
3 years, 5 months ago

'Fake' Vaccine Drive: Kolkata Man Arrested, SIT Formed After TMC Leader Mimi Chakraborty Duped into Getting Jabbed

News 18  

A man has been arrested by the Kolkata police for running a fake COVID-19 vaccination camp in Kolkata’s Kasba area. After busting the fake COVID-19 vaccination camp, the police brought the accused to the site and seized vials that have been found to be ‘dust and some liquid’. “The accused seems to have cheated many people stating that he is …

Find Out the Effects of Immunisation on the 2053 Vaccine Scam Victims: Bombay High Court To Govt, BMC
3 years, 6 months ago

Find Out the Effects of Immunisation on the 2053 Vaccine Scam Victims: Bombay High Court To Govt, BMC

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has asked the State and BMC to file separate affidavits enumerating how they plan to deal with the 2053 victims of unauthorised covid-19 vaccination camps in Mumbai and its steps to avoid such incidents in the future. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni said that the BMC might first have …

Fake vaccine racket mastermind's photos with TMC brass go viral, BJP demands answers
3 years, 6 months ago

Fake vaccine racket mastermind's photos with TMC brass go viral, BJP demands answers

India Today  

Debanjan Deb, the fake IAS officer who conducted a dubious vaccine camp in Kolkata and duped TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty among others, has been found to have links with top leaders of the ruling TMC in Bengal. Photographs of Debanjan Deb hobnobbing with the top leaders of Trinamool Congress are now doing the rounds on social media, prompting opposition BJP …

Kolkata fake vaccine camp: TMC MP clarifies as his photos with mastermind go viral
3 years, 6 months ago

Kolkata fake vaccine camp: TMC MP clarifies as his photos with mastermind go viral

India Today  

Photographs of Debanjan Deb, the fake IAS officer who conducted a dubious vaccine camp in Kolkata, with some leaders of the ruling TMC in Bengal are viral on social media. TMC Rajya Sabha MP Dr Santanu Sen and Avishek Dalmiya, president of Cricket Association of Bengal, have also been spotted in some of the photos that Debanjan Deb had uploaded …

Failed to crack UPSC but lied to father: Kolkata vaccine scam accused Debanjan Deb tells cops
3 years, 6 months ago

Failed to crack UPSC but lied to father: Kolkata vaccine scam accused Debanjan Deb tells cops

India Today  

The Kolkata vaccination scam accused Debanjan Deb rented a godown to sell sanitisers and masks during the pandemic but without showing his fake IAS identity to the owner, the Kolkata police said on Friday. Kolkata Police arrested 28-year-old Debanjan Deb on Wednesday for allegedly posing as an IAS officer and organising a Covid-19 vaccination camp in Kasba area, where actor …

Vaccines administered did not contain anything harmful: TMC leader Mimi Chakraborty on fake vaccine racket
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccines administered did not contain anything harmful: TMC leader Mimi Chakraborty on fake vaccine racket

Hindustan Times  

A day after Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty busted a fake vaccination camp in Kolkata, the Parliamentarian took to social media to assure people that the vaccines albeit fake were not harmful. Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty got herself vaccinated with Covishield in a bid to encourage others to do the same but grew suspicious when she did not receive …

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty Busts 'Fake' Vaccination Drive for Differently-Abled, LGBT After Her Jab
3 years, 6 months ago

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty Busts 'Fake' Vaccination Drive for Differently-Abled, LGBT After Her Jab

News 18  

A man pretending to be an IAS officer allegedly organised a ‘fake’ Covid-19 vaccination drive in Kolkata’s New Market area, was arrested on Wednesday after Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Mimi Chakraborty alerted the police after taking the jab at the camp. Chakraborty said she received a message that the vaccination drive was launched by the joint commissioner …

TMC leader claims she was jabbed at fake vaccination drive, man arrested
3 years, 6 months ago

TMC leader claims she was jabbed at fake vaccination drive, man arrested

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal Police have arrested a man after a complaint from Trinamool Congress leader Mimi Chakraborty about a fake Covid-19 vaccination drive in Kolkata. Chakraborty filed the complaint saying the man posed as an IAS officer and requested the actor-turned-politician to be present at a Covid-19 vaccination drive organised by him. Trinamool Congress leader Mimi Chakraborty said the man …

’Fake’ IAS man held after TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty duped into attending Covid-19 vaccination drive, getting jabbed
3 years, 6 months ago

’Fake’ IAS man held after TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty duped into attending Covid-19 vaccination drive, getting jabbed

Live Mint  

Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty on Wednesday claimed to have been duped by a man who posed as an IAS officer and requested the actor-turned-politician to be present at a COVID-19 vaccination drive organised by him in West Bengal's capital city Kolkata. The TMC MP said she had attended the drive and even got herself vaccinated there to encourage people …

Fake vaccine centre in Kolkata busted after Mimi Chakraborty raises alarm
3 years, 6 months ago

Fake vaccine centre in Kolkata busted after Mimi Chakraborty raises alarm

The Hindu  

The Kolkata Police on Wednesday busted a fake COVID-19 vaccination centre and arrested a person who had posed as an IAS officer associated with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and was operating the facility. Fake identification cards, forged documents bearing the seal and signature of the authorities of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, hand sanitizers and masks were seized from the Centre. A …

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls prey to fake vaccination scam in Kolkata
3 years, 6 months ago

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls prey to fake vaccination scam in Kolkata

Op India  

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty on Wednesday said she was duped by a man who posed to be an IAS officer and requested her presence at a COVID-19 vaccination camp organised by him at Kasba area in the Southern fringes of Kolkata on Tuesday. About 200 to 250 people were administered with Covishield vaccine, along with Mimi Chakraborty, who also took …

Lok Sabha MP Mimi Chakraborty busts fake Covid-19 vaccination drive
3 years, 6 months ago

Lok Sabha MP Mimi Chakraborty busts fake Covid-19 vaccination drive

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress leader Mimi Chakraborty on Wednesday said that she busted a 'fake' vaccination drive in the New Market area of Kolkata. Mimi said that her suspicion arose after she received no SMS or vaccine certificate after she herself got the jab at the centre, the MP representing Jadavpur parliamentary constituency told Hindustan Times Bangla. MP …

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls for fake Covid-19 vaccination drive, gets accused arrested
3 years, 6 months ago

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty falls for fake Covid-19 vaccination drive, gets accused arrested

India Today  

A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer and conducting a Covid-19 vaccination camp where Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty was present, police said on Wednesday. Speaking to India Today TV, Chakraborty said that she was told that she will get the vaccine certificate by the time she reaches home. Since I live nearby, I reached home and …

Fake Covid shots given at unauthorised vaccination camps in Mumbai: Police
3 years, 6 months ago

Fake Covid shots given at unauthorised vaccination camps in Mumbai: Police

Hindustan Times  

Fake Covid-19 vaccines were administered to 390 members of a housing society, 150 employees of a company, students at a college, and several others at the unauthorised vaccination camps in Mumbai, police said. We are now looking for other evidence like the vaccination vials and bottles which were reported to be opened during one of the camps.” He added none …

Imagine plight of person vaccinated with water: Bombay HC on 'fake' inoculation drives
3 years, 6 months ago

Imagine plight of person vaccinated with water: Bombay HC on 'fake' inoculation drives

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to form a policy on an "SOS basis" to avoid incidents of fake vaccination drives similar to the alleged scam in Mumbai's Hiranandani Heritage housing society. "The state and the BMC must come up with a policy or guidelines on an SOS basis for private …

India Today Impact | Second FIR lodged in Mumbai vaccine scam
3 years, 6 months ago

India Today Impact | Second FIR lodged in Mumbai vaccine scam

India Today  

Mumbai police on Saturday lodged a second FIR on an alleged scam of vaccination of the employees of a film production house in the city. On May 29, 150 employees and family members of Matchbox Pictures were given their first shot of Covishield vaccine. According to the complaint, the vaccine beneficiaries weren't given any vaccination certificates even after they received …

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