Dr Shivraj Pataria and his wife Nita Pataria, who have been arrested for the vaccination scam, have not only duped housing societies, but also 15,000 others, who visited their centre at Shivam Hospital to take the jab, fresh investigations have revealed. mid-day has learnt that some of these unsuspecting targets also received a vaccination certificate with the letterhead of the hospital.

The victims have demanded the intervention of the government to ensure that they receive justice. Anita Arun Bamgude, 54, housewife and resident of Dahanukar wadi in Kandivli West, is one among them.