Kuldeep Yadav got Covid-19 vaccine at Jogeshwar Hospital, not in a guest house: Kanpur city magistrate
Kanpur city magistrate Himanshu Gupta submitted his report on Wednesday in which he gave a clean chit to Kuldeep Yadav, stating that he got the Covid-19 vaccine dose at the Jogeshwar Hospital in Govind Nagar and not in a guest house.
In Short
- Kuldeep Yadav got his first dose of the Covid vaccine on May 15
- But the place where he got the injection remains under investigation
- Kuldeep has been accused of getting the Covid jab in the lawn of Kanpur Nagar Nigam guest house
Kanpur city magistrate Himanshu Gupta has clarified that Team India spinner Kuldeep Yadav got the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a private hospital, contrary to the picture of him taking the jab in a guest house lawn which has gone viral on social media.
Kuldeep Yadav stirred up a controversy on May 15 when he posted a picture of himself getting the Covid-19 vaccine injection while sitting on a chair in a lawn. The chinaman bowler even urged everyone to get the jab in order to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The picture caused a storm on social media as news reports of Kuldeep getting the vaccine shot in the lawn of the Kanpur Nagar Nigam guest house started doing the rounds. Kanpur district administration immediately ordered an inquiry probe into the matter.
"Get vaccinated immediately whenever you get a chance. Be safe because you need to be united in the fight against COVID-19," Kuldeep tweeted in Hindi.
A day later on May 16 Kuldeep clarified on the same post that he took the jab at the authorised vaccination centre.
"This is a vaccination centre. Thank You," Kuldeep wrote in Hindi.
The city magistrate Himanshu Gupta submitted his report on Wednesday in which he categorically mentioned that Kuldeep got the vaccine dose at the Jogeshwar Hospital in Govind Nagar for which he had booked a slot under the id of anm kamini.
The report further went on to claim that Kuldeep's name was 136th on the official register for entries kept at the vaccination centre.
But when the magistrate was questioned by an India Today reporter, he dismissed the incident as a social media gimmick. Gupta said Kuldeep put the photo on social media at the behest of his friends as it is in the rage these days.
Gupta also admitted that he never met or spoke to Kuldeep in person but gave him a clean a chit in his report after his investigation.