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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Dwaipayan Ghosh | TNN

Fake vax: Kolkata Police to file charge sheet

KOLKATA: The special investigation team (SIT) of Kolkata Police, which has taken the police custody of fake IPS officer Debanjan Deb yet again for allegedly cheating a micro-finance company and offering fake vaccines, now plans to submit the charge sheet in at least two FIRs registered against the accused.

“Serum Institute and the State Drug Control Authority reports have arrived. We are awaiting a few more reports from the samples we sent to NICED and the Belgachhia forensic unit. A few other forensic reports are also pending. We have recorded statements of various witnesses. We have also completed questioning the accused in at least three cases registered at Kasba police station and Amherst Street police station.

The first case pertains to the Kasba fake camp and the second pertains to his North City college fake camp. We are now questioning Deb on his contract with a micro-finance firm where he vaccinated company employees with fake vaccines. Naturally, filing the charge sheet is at an advanced stage,” said a police source.

The source stated that Deb will be asked the name of the person who had approached him with the “deal” to get the staff of the firm vaccinated. Police is likely to speak to that person on his exact role in the entire incident.

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