Lagatar24 Desk
Madhepura, Jan 9: Bihar Police has booked an 84-year-old man, Brahamdev Mandal, a resident of the Puraini area of Madhepura district who claims to have taken 11 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
“Primary Health Care (PHC) Puraini had registered a complaint against Brahamdev Mandal. The investigation is underway,” said Station House Officer, Puraini.
“It has been alleged in the complaint that Mandal misled health workers on different dates and places, on the basis of different
dates and places, on the basis of different identity cards, and got 11 vaccine doses, breaking the rules of vaccination. This has been done by him between February 13, 2021, and January 4, 2022,” the officer added.
Bihar | Police lodged an FIR against Brahamdev Mandal for claiming that he has taken 11 doses of the Covid vaccine. Primary Health Care (PHC) Puraini had registered a complaint against Brahamdev Mandal. The investigation is underway: Puraini SHO https://t.co/sEL3ol2FPW
— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2022
Mandal said he never fell ill since he started taking the vaccine and his health has started to improve after repeated vaccination.
Reacting to Mandal’s claims, Dr. Amarendra Pratap Shahi, Civil Surgeon, Madhepura had said, “Whether his claims are true or false is a matter of investigation. We will check the hospital records and take action against the persons involved in the matter if his claims are found to be true.”
Mandal, had earlier claimed that he had taken 11 vaccine shots. He had taken his first vaccine jab at Puraini PHC on February 13 last year and was caught when went to take the 12th vaccine shot.
