Kolkata: Kolkata Police has reportedly arrested another associate of Debanjan Deb, who was arrested for allegedly masterminding fake vaccination camps in the metropolis, officials said on Saturday. So far, nine people have been attested in connection with the case, they said. The man was arrested near the Central Metro Station in BB Ganguly Street late on Friday. "The accused is a resident of Tangra and had played a key role in organising a vaccination camp at City College," a senior police officer said.

Mr Deb (28) was arrested last week for masquerading as a joint commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and organising dubious immunisation camps in the city, where people were administered fake vaccines, including Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty. Six of his associates have already been apprehended. Among other sections of the IPC, police has charged Mr Deb and his aides with an attempt to murder.

Earlier this week on Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court had asked the West Bengal government to file an affidavit in the case by Friday. Following which a Special Investigation Team was formed to investigate the matter. The Kolkata vaccination fraud case came to light after Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty filed a complaint.

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