India Today Impact | Second FIR lodged in Mumbai vaccine scam

Mumbai police on Saturday lodged a second FIR on an alleged scam of vaccination of the employees of a film production house in the city. On May 29, 150 employees and family members of Matchbox Pictures were given their first shot of Covishield vaccine. The fraud was conducted by the same group that duped residents of the Hiranandani Estate Society in Mumbai.

According to the complaint, the vaccine beneficiaries weren't given any vaccination certificates even after they received the jabs.The accused told them that due to a backlog, their certificates would be issued a week later. The beneficiaries soon got worried because none of them experienced any symptoms following the jab.

An FIR was registered at the Versova police station under Sections 268 (public nuisance), 270 (malignant act which is likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life), 274 (adulteration of drugs), 275 (sale of adulterated drugs), 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery) and relevant sections of IT Act and Epidemic Diseases Act.