Notorious fraudster who preys on the unwell has struck again, this time as a health worker who comes home to collect nasal swabs for a COVID-19 test. A 39-year-old woman from Tardeo got her 67-year-old mother tested for COVID-19 through the accused 'health worker' Abdul Gafar Kadar Sheikh, only Continued from page 01

Meher Lamberaj, 39, said that Sheikh came to her home on May 31 to take her mother, Nisha Khan's, 67, throat swab for a COVID-19 test. Said Lamberaj, "My mother was feeling a little unwell since the past few days. I wanted to get her admitted to a hospital, but facilities insist on a COVID-19 test report prior to admitting. I learnt that Sheikh is attached to Galaxy Multispecialty Hospital, Antop Hill, Wadala East and comes home to take a swab and conduct the test."
Lamberaj added, "My maternal uncle Yakhub Khan had been unwell a fortnight ago and had called Sheikh home for a COVID-19 test. He had tested negative. It was through my uncle — who lives in Shahu Nagar, Mahim, that Sheikh, who lives in Dharavi, called me and then came home."