BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government has banned a "lethal" cough syrup across the state following the death of nine children in Chhindwara district.
The sale of the concerned manufacturing company's other products has also been banned in Madhya Pradesh.
According to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, the Stalin government has been urged to investigate the matter as the manufacturing company is in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
The Chief Minister on his X handle wrote on Saturday, "The deaths of children in Chhindwara due to Coldrif syrup are extremely tragic. The sale of this syrup has been banned in the state. The sale of other products manufactured by the concerned company is also banned. The syrup manufacturing factory is located in Kanchipuram. The state government had urged the Tamil Nadu government to investigate the matter. The investigation report was received this morning. Strict action has been taken based on the report."
"Following the tragic deaths of the children, action was underway at the local level. A team has also been formed to investigate this matter at the state level. The culprits will not be spared at any cost, " he said.
Between August 24 and October 2, nine children reportedly died in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, due to suspected kidney failure linked to the consumption of contaminated cough syrups.
The affected children initially showed symptoms of a cold, cough, and fever, which rapidly progressed to kidney complications.
The syrups under scrutiny are Coldrif and Nextro DS, distributed from a pharmaceutical unit in Jabalpur, sources in the government said.