Meanwhile, film producer Ramesh Taurani too has a reason to suspect that he has been scammed and that a vaccination camp he organized for his employees could have been the victim of a similar racket.
4 people have been arrested so far by the police after an FIR was lodged, following residents of a housing society in Mumbaiâs Kandivali area claimed they were the victims of an elaborate âvaccination scamâ.
Mumbai Police recorded statements of residents and then made the arrests after registering a case of cheating and fraud.
Meanwhile, film producer Ramesh Taurani too has a reason to suspect that he has been scammed and that a vaccination camp he organized for his employees could have been the victim of a similar racket.
Mr Taurani, who heads Tips Industries Limited, had organized a camp for 365 employees on May 30 and June 3. But they are yet to receive a vaccination certificate.
“Yes, we are still waiting for the certificates and when my office people contacted him (Sanjay Gupta from SP Events), he said it will come by this Saturday (June 12). We got 356 people vaccinated and paid âš 1,200 per dose plus GST. But more than the money, now we are worried about what was given to us. Is it genuine Covishield or any saline water?” he said, NDTV reported
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The management committee of Hiranandani Heritage society had arranged a Covid vaccination drive for its residents and their in-house staff, including the security guards, drivers and domestic help, on May 30. The society has 435 flats, comprising three residential towers.
The residents said that a facilitator, Rajesh Pandey, who claimed to be a sales representative from Kokilaben Hospital, negotiated with them for providing 400 vaccine doses on their society premises.
A total of 390 people got inoculated in the drive. But they werenât registered on the centralised Co-WIN portal, as per the rules. After a week or so, the beneficiaries received messages about their vaccination certificates. But to their surprise, they were issued certificates from two private hospitalsâ Nanavati Max Super Speciality and Lifeline hospitals â and the civic-run NESCO jumbo centre, Goregaon, which does not even hold vaccination in societies.
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