Firozabad (UP), Nov 2 (PTI) An Uttar Pradesh health department team that had gone to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the locals in a locality under Shikohabad area here was attacked by a woman on Tuesday, police said.

A three-member health department comprising ANM (auxiliary nurse midwife) Sanyukta Dhakre and two others -- Dolly Verma and Ritu Verma --was vaccinating the residents of Avas Vikas Colony and had inoculated around 60 people.

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Chand Tara, a resident of the colony, got into a fight with the team when she was not able to show her Aadhar card for on-the-spot registration to get the vaccine, Shikohabad SDM S D Pandey said.

The woman said she had been waiting to get the jab for a very long time and then got into a scuffle with Dolly Verma, the SDM said, adding that the ANM who came to her rescue was also attacked.

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The administrative officials rushed to the spot soon after getting information about the incident.

A case for obstructing government work and other relevant sections was filed against the woman who has been taken into custody, the SDM added.

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