The accused in the vaccination scam have told the police that the victims were given saline water and not some chemical. Officials said it is likely that most of those who received shots at Charkop’s Shivam Hospital, which is at the centre of the fraud, got genuine vaccines. The number of arrested people in the case has risen to 11, with two more accused being taken into custody.

Mahendra Singh, Nita Pataria three empty vials seized from Charkop-based Shivam Hospital have been sent for forensic analysis