Procedure not followed during vaccine camp at Mumbai housing society, says BMC

After conducting a thorough inquiry into the suspected Covid-19 vaccination fraud in the housing complex in Kandivali in the western suburbs, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation submitted its report to the police.

In its report to the police, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday said that the Hiranandani Heritage Club society had not taken permission to organise the vaccination camp. The BMC has also said that the vaccine doses the residents of the society received were not purchased from an authorised source After conducting a thorough inquiry into the suspected Covid-19 vaccination fraud in the housing complex in Kandivali in the western suburbs, the report was made by the Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Zone 7) Vishwas Shankarwar. In the report, the BMC said that the entire vaccination drive was done without following due procedures. “It has been revealed that the residents were vaccinated without seeking any permission from the corporation and without signing an agreement with any hospital. Kandivali police have registered a case and arrested four suspects,” BMC said.