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October 10, 2025, 08:24 PM - 3 min read
According to the BCDA, the decision was taken as a precautionary measure after reports emerged that the syrup may have played a role in the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh.
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October 10, 2025, 07:16 PM - 2 min read
Ranganathan appeared before Additional Session Judge Gautam Gurjar in Parasia town after he was brought on transit remand from a Chennai court, SIT chief Jitendra Jaat said. The court has remanded Ranganathan Govindan in a 10-day police remand, Jaat added.
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October 9, 2025, 04:38 PM - 4 min read
CDSCO has told WHO that three cough syrups linked to child deaths have been recalled and their production have been stopped, confirming none were exported and that stricter testing norms are being enforced.
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October 9, 2025, 04:31 PM - 2 min read
"The state government will not spare anyone who plays with the lives of children. This action is a testament to our government's sensitivity, promptness, and commitment to public welfare," he added.
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October 9, 2025, 12:13 PM - 3 min read
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought clarification from Indian authorities on whether the cough syrup linked to the deaths of at least 22 children in the country was exported to other nations.
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October 9, 2025, 08:25 AM - 2 min read
The owner of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, has been arrested in connection with the deaths of at least 19 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, after the medicine was found to contain high levels of the toxic industrial chemical diethylene glycol.
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October 7, 2025, 05:59 PM - 2 min read
In an official order issued by Ritu Sahay, Joint Director of the State Drug Control Directorate, all drug inspectors across Jharkhand have been directed to immediately halt the sale and distribution of these three syrups.
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October 7, 2025, 11:07 AM - 4 min read
Inspectors have uncovered gross violations and unhygienic practices at Sresan Pharmaceutical in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, whose Coldrif cough syrup has been linked to the deaths of 14 children in Madhya Pradesh and two in Rajasthan, officials said.
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October 6, 2025, 02:18 PM - 5 min read
The Madhya Pradesh police have formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of 14 children in Chhindwara due to suspected renal failure, linked to the consumption of a “toxic” cough syrup, officials said.
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October 5, 2025, 06:20 PM - 5 min read
Congress workers held protests on Sunday in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and Jaipur, Rajasthan, over the deaths of 11 children in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, after allegedly consuming Coldrif cough syrup.
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October 5, 2025, 08:18 AM - 3 min read
Police have arrested Dr Praveen Soni, who prescribed the syrup, and filed a case against him along with Sresun Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Coldrif cough syrup.
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October 4, 2025, 05:11 PM - 3 min read
The Madhya Pradesh government has banned the sale and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of a highly toxic chemical, Diethylene Glycol (DEG), in samples linked to the deaths of nine children in Chhindwara district.
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