A MAN in India who illegally had 11 COVID-19 jabs in less than a year has threatened to kill himself if police prosecute him. Brahamdev Mandal has gone into hiding in a bid to avoid charges of misleading the health department, with police now conducting raids in the country to arrest the 84-year-old. The serial-vaxxer was able to sign up for extra jabs by using different people’s IDs and lying to health officials. On Jan. 9, police showed up at his home in Bihar’s Madhepura District and since then his phone had been switched off. Mandal has asked the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear him of the charges. The wife of Mandal, Nirmala Devi, has accused the police of harassing her and defended her husband. She said her husband was suffering from various diseases and difficulties to stand or walk, but after taking the shots he became cured. The man had the 11 jabs in just 11 months and even had two within half an hour of each other on the same day. He said he wanted to feel stronger during the pandemic, and claimed the multiple jabs rid him of his joint pain he has had for eight years. Two doses of COVID-19 vaccines are required for adults in most countries to be considered “fully vaccinated,” with a third ‘booster’ jab becoming more common in order to enhance immunity. However, 11 doses are not recommended by health bodies. Mandal, a former postman, has been accused of a string of offenses by police in the village of Orai, in Bihar, India where he lives. Officials have launched an investigation into how he was able to abuse the system. Amongst his jabs, Mandal got two vaccines inside 30 minutes on the same day at Puraini health facility April 13 last year. “My oxygen level has improved and I haven’t caught a cold since getting a jab,” he said. (SD-Agencies) | 