Health Worker Arrested In West Bengal Over Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Camps

The accused charged Rs 300-400 from individuals for vaccinating them and he has inoculated at least 40 to 50 people so far, police informed.

A health worker was arrested from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday on the charge of operating unauthorised Covid-19 vaccination camps in the state, a police officer said. The arrest was made a month after the police apprehended one person for allegedly posing as an IAS officer and organising a vaccination camp in Kolkata's Kasba area, where actor and Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty had also got her jab. Ms Chakraborty, who was invited to attend the camp, said she became suspicious about the vaccination process as she did not receive the customary SMS that is sent to people after they are administered a dose, and informed the police. Those inoculated in Sonarpur camps organised by the arrested man also allegedly did not receive any text message or certificate and reported the matter to the police.