The arrested people have been identified as Shahnawaz Sheikh (35), Siraj Ansari (46), Deepak Mehta (30) and Pintu Patil.
Daighar Police MaharashtraThane district had busted the racket in which the accused charged citizens anything between Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 or more, depending on the ability of the person to give them jab certificates.
“They used various operators who have access to the central government website and who are posted at various vaccination centers – either private or government – but paid them anything from Rs 100 to Rs 1,000 and sent them to the needy at no cost. The job’s certificate was found, a police officer said on condition of anonymity.
“They provided certificates of both Covishield and Covaxin, not only the first but both certificates,” the police said.
In the remand report, seeking the custody of two other accused, the Daighar police mentioned before the magistrate that they wanted to investigate both as they suspected that the accused may be an interstate racket and multiple accused operators who gave them certificates. Had given. Without administrating the jabs.
“During investigation, another name of a city in Uttar Pradesh has come to the fore,” the official said.
When asked why these people asked for certificates without thinking, a police source said, “There are many people who do not want to take vaccination due to superstition, fear or rumours etc. But vaccination certificate is being made mandatory. At almost every stage of post-pandemic life, most citizens who travel in trains, to offices, to malls, to travel to other states, etc. are forced to produce JAB certificates. Whereas those who are denied jobs, they approached the accused to get one.”
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