After a polio case was detected in Kohat on Thursday, the Kohat administration arrested the father of the affected child because he had refused to get his child vaccinated against polio when vaccinators visited his house. Two health supervisors and a patwari have also been taken into custody for showing negligence in performing their duty.
Three-year-old Mohammad is the second victim of polio in Dhodha area of Kohat district this year.
Kohat Deputy Commissioner Riaz Khan Mehsud told media that he issued orders for the arrest after an enquiry revealed that the affected child’s father Mohammad Yousuf had not allowed vaccinators to give polio drops to his son.
The arrested government officials were identified as health supervisors Shehzad Mir and Zarjanan and the patwari of the area Mohsin Iqbal.
The deputy commissioner said all detainees had been sent to Dera Ismail Khan jail under Section 3 of the MPO.
He said 56 people had so far been arrested this year for refusing to get their children vaccinated against polio.
On Thursday, two men were arrested in Kohat for not allowing vaccinators to administer polio drops to their children. They were identified as Amir Khan and Hassan Khan.