A vaccination camp was organized by the residential complicated on May 30. (Representational)
Mumbai:
A housing society in Mumbai’s Kandivali space has complained to police that it was apparently cheated by some individuals who organized a COVID-19 vaccination camp for its members by claiming to symbolize a personal hospital, and the vaccine that was administered could possibly be spurious.
The society, Hiranandani Heritage Residents Welfare Association (HHRWA), has sought an investigation into the matter.
A vaccination camp was organized by the residential complicated on May 30. But later it discovered that the Co-WIN portal didn’t have any document of the individuals who participated they usually obtained certificates within the identify of various hospitals, it stated.
“If the vaccine is found to be spurious, the people who got vaccinated will have a medical emergency to deal with. Therefore, there is an urgent need to investigate the whole episode so that such fraudulent activities are not repeated at other places,” the grievance stated.
The HHRWA had orgainzed the camp via an individual named Pandey, who claimed to be a gross sales consultant of a reputed non-public hospital in Andheri. As many as 390 members obtained the jabs on the camp at Rs 1,260 per particular person, it stated within the grievance.
“We now feel that some unscrupulous elements have taken us for a ride,” the grievance learn.
They had been shocked to obtain vaccination certificates within the identify of Nanavati Hospital, Lifeline Hospital, and NESCO Covid Camp, amongst others, it stated.
“On contacting Nanavati Hospital, they denied any involvement and said they’re victims in the situation too,” stated Neha Alshi, a resident of the complicated, on Twitter.
Nanavati Hospital stated in an announcement that it had not performed any such vaccination camp. “We have informed the authorities and are lodging a formal complaint,” stated its spokesperson on Tuesday.
The HHRWA additionally stated that not one of the individuals who bought vaccinated had the same old after-effects like fever or physique ache.
“There are doubts about whether we were actually given Covishield or was it just glucose or expired/waste vaccine,” stated Alshi in her tweets.
According to the grievance, one Sanjay Gupta was the coordinator for the camp, however he didn’t give receipts for the fee for vaccines. He had requested the affiliation to make fee to at least one Mahendra Singh.
Local BJP MLA Yogesh Sagar stated the residents approached him after suspecting a fraud. “Police should conduct a thorough probe as such frauds pose a threat to people’s lives,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), from this week, has made the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between non-public vaccination suppliers and housing societies if such camps are organised. The MoU ought to have all related particulars, it stated.
As per the BMC, up to now 41,11,880 individuals have been administered the vaccine in Mumbai together with 8,24,428 who have gotten each doses.
