Madhya Pradesh: Two arrested for charging money to book vaccination slots on CoWin

Two people have been arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district for offering Covid-19 vaccination slots at a charge of Rs 800.

The incident came to light following a complaint made by district immunisation officer, Arvind Bhatt, who learnt of a message being circulated on WhatsApp groups offering vaccination slots at Rs 800 for those between 18-44 years of age.

Two youths identified as Dinesh Kalme (29) and Narendra Yadav (21) first struck on the idea after they could easily book slots for themselves and got vaccinated last week, Ganj police station in-charge Praveen Kumar said.

Using high-speed internet of the shop where they worked, the two use to try all day to book slots on CoWin for those willing to pay money.