3 held for administering fake coronavirus vaccines in Maharashtra

Three women got arrested in Maharashtra's Jalna for allegedly administrating fake coronavirus vaccines to villagers. Fake vaccines and bottles which were seized from the accused, have been sent to the state health department.

Jalna: Three women were arrested for allegedly administrating fake coronavirus vaccines to villagers in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police said on Thursday.

The police on Wednesday arrested Beed residents Radha Ramnath Saamse, Seema Krishna Andhale and Sangeeta Rajendra Avhad, who allegedly posed as doctors and healthcare workers, an official said.

The trio met villagers of Pipalgoan in Ambad tehsil, informed them about a vaccine that could protect them from coronavirus and administered it to gullible locals, he said.

Some villagers informed about this to Dr Mahadev Munde, a medical officer at a rural health centre after which a complaint was lodged, the official said.

Fake vaccines and bottles, which were seized from the accused, have been sent to the state health department, he said, adding that a case of cheating has been registered against the trio.

(PTI report)