Greater Noida: Two people, including female children from the Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC) in Ghaziabad, have been arrested for allegedly selling Covid-19 vaccines intended for free inoculation drives for Rs 250 per dose, police said on Monday.
Nineteen vaccine bottles, including covaxin injections, covishield and tetanus, along with 155 syringes have recovered from the two men, police said.
Only four bottles, added police, sealed.
The defendant, police said, allegedly gave a vaccine to around 20 people before the police stormed their rented house around 8pm on Sunday.
According to the police, all bottle of vaccines have been sourced through the auxiliary nursing midwife (ANM) employed in Budd Vihar UPHC.
The woman, whose role was being investigated, allegedly related to the one accused.
Responsible for Buisrakh PHC Dr.
Sachindra Mishra told TII they had received information that several people had received Jab Covid-19 with RS 250 payments in a house in Kheda Chauganpur Village.
“Gautam Budd Nagar CMO was told, after the police raided the house, owned by one Kunwarpal, on Sunday night and arrested two men – Ravi (30),” said Mishra (30), “said Mishra.
The owner of the house, Kunwarpal, claimed he had been Renting the place to Ravi and had no knowledge of illegal vaccination camps.
The defendant, Mishra added, mostly gave a vaccine to get acquainted and only record names in the register.
There was no vaccination certificate incurred for beneficiaries.
During questioning, Sushil, which Working as a female boy in the UPHC Budd Vihar, it was said to have told the police that they had obtained a vaccine bottle of Brother-in-law Ravi, Renu, ANM on the same UPHC.
Senior Sub-Inspector Ecotech III Sudhir Singh told Ti that the defendant might have stolen the bottle vaccines given to ANM and other officials to provide free doses to beneficiaries that appear in UPHC.
“There is a possibility That the defendant stole a bottle used part of the PHC or those who proved futile and sell it illegally, “said the Si, adding that other PHC officials would be questioned in this matter.
According to the police, the defendant had vaccinated more than 20 people on September 19 in a fake camp held at home.
Ecotech III Sho Bhubanesh Kumar said the defendant had been ordered under the defendant had been ordered under the IPC Sections 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal violation of trust), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and section 15 (general intentions) and part 15 of the council law Medical India, 1956.
They were produced before the local court on Monday.
Vax stolen from PHC sells for RS 250
