Over 1,700 doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine stolen from hospital in Haryana
Chandigarh: Over 1,700 doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine were stolen from a government hospital in Haryana's Jind, a police official said on Thursday.
The incident took place at the civil hospital in Jind on Wednesday night.
A total of 1,270 doses of Covishield and 440 of Covaxin were stolen from the hospital, SHO of Civil Lines police station Rajender Singh said.
"The accused did not touch any other vaccine, medicine, cash, etc. lying in the store," he said.
The matter came to light when a sanitation worker found the locks of the store and deep freezer broken on Thursday morning. A health department official in Jind said there are still enough doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine available.
By Thursday afternoon, 1,000 additional doses each of the two vaccines would be available at the civil hospital, he said, adding that 6,000 doses of Covishield would reach the hospital by the evening.
The SHO said a case was registered in connection with the incident and police were investigating the matter.
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Sex racket busted in Navi Mumbai; two girls rescued, one man arrested
Thane (PTI): Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.
On a tip off about one Harish running a flesh trade racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started a probe on February 20, the official said.
"A decoy customer was sent to verify the information, following which a trap was laid in front of a hotel in Sector 11. The Anti Human Trafficking Cell nabbed Harish Vikas Chhari, a resident of Koparkhairane, while his associate Raj Singh is on the run. Two minor girls were rescued," the CBD Belapur police station official said.
A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official added.
