Bihar villager claims to have got 12 COVID jabs, probe ordered
Madhepura, Jan 7: An 84-year-old man in this north Bihar district has caused a flutter with the claim that he has taken a dozen shots of the COVID-19 vaccine since every jab made him "feel better".
Brahmadeo Mandal lives in a village in Udakishanganj sub-division of Madhepura and claimed to have taken his 12th dose a few days ago.
"I have used my Aadhar card and my voter ID card on different occasions to get myself registered," said Mandal who is a retired postal department employee.
"Every single dose has helped relieve my chronic back pain. I have never caught cold since I took the first shot 11 months ago," he said, reading out date, time and site of each jab scribbled on a piece of paper.
Oddly, Mandal is not in possession of any system-generated vaccination certificate for these.
With the matter appearing in a section of the press, bewildered health officials have ordered a probe.
"It needs to be found out whether the man is bloviating or his claims have a modicum of truth," said district civil surgeon Amarendra Narayan Shahi.
He said that as per rules no person was supposed to be administered more than two doses.
"If his claim turns out to be true, officials concerned will face action. He may also end up facing the music for getting jabbed so many times knowingly and willingly," said the civil surgeon.
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SC seeks response of UP govt, businessman on plea of Remo D’Souza in cheating case
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government and Ghaziabad-based businessman Satyendra Tyagi in a cheating case involving ace Bollywood director and choreographer Remo D’Souza.
A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan sought responses of the state government and the businessman and ordered that the notices be served through ‘dasti’ mode.
The case dates back to 2016 when an FIR was lodged against D’Souza by Tyagi.
The FIR alleged that D’Souza persuaded Tyagi to invest Rs 5 crore in his upcoming film ‘Amar Must Die’ with a promise of doubling the invested amount after its release.
However, the businessman claimed that the promise was not honoured.
The FIR, filed under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 386 (extortion) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), also alleged that when Tyagi sought his money, D’Souza threatened him by having underworld don Prasad Pujari intimidate him.
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghaziabad, took cognizance of the offence in October 2020.
D’Souza moved the Allahabad High Court to challenge the cognizance order and seek a stay on the proceedings.
However, on August 23, 2023, the High Court dismissed his petition. A bench of Justice Rajeev Misra noted that D’Souza had not challenged the chargesheet filed in the case, making it impossible for the court to grant him relief.
The top court took up the appeal of D’Souza on Thursday and issued the notices. “Issue notice, returnable on November 22. Only ‘dasti’ service is permitted,” it said.
Remo D'Souza, born Ramesh Gopi Nair on April 2, 1974, is a luminary in the entertainment industry, celebrated as a choreographer, film director and producer.
With a career spanning over 25 years, D’Souza has choreographed more than 100 films, earning widespread acclaim as one of Bollywood's most successful and innovative choreographers.
His directorial ventures, including ABCD: Any Body Can Dance, ABCD 2, and Street Dancer 3D have redefined the dance film genre in the Hindi film industry.
