Thane: A 19-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly issuing fake vaccination certificates to nearly 20 unvaccinated people. The accused, Saurabh Singh, lives in Nalasopara and works at a vaccination centre in Palghar.
The anti-extortion cell of Thane police got a tip-off that Singh was issuing fake certificates and a decoy was sent. He paid Rs 700 and made the certificate for him. The police trapped him after he issued the certificate to the decoy, said police inspector Sudhakar Humbe.
“The fake certificate bears the name of of the Ministry of health & family welfare, Government of India, for two doses of Covishield.
Singh charged people at least Rs 700 to issue such certificates and has so far made a total of Rs 15,000.
He has been remanded in police custody. —Nishikant Karlikar
The anti-extortion cell of Thane police got a tip-off that Singh was issuing fake certificates and a decoy was sent. He paid Rs 700 and made the certificate for him. The police trapped him after he issued the certificate to the decoy, said police inspector Sudhakar Humbe.
“The fake certificate bears the name of of the Ministry of health & family welfare, Government of India, for two doses of Covishield.
Singh charged people at least Rs 700 to issue such certificates and has so far made a total of Rs 15,000.
He has been remanded in police custody. —Nishikant Karlikar
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