The owner of Sresan Pharma, G. Ranganathan, is accompanied by the police to the local court after the syrup of Kašla CoDrif was associated with the death of more children in Parasia in Madhya Pradesh October 10, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters
The owner of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, a company based in Tamilská Nadu, which created a syrup of coughs associated with the death of 24 children in Madhya Pradesh, was succeeded on Friday (October 10, 2025) for 10 days of police ties in Chhindware MP in Chhindwara.
G. Ranganathan was arrested on Thursday at his house in Chennai in his house in Chennai and then brought a deputy and created in court in Chhindware’s parasion, where the case was registered. He was reserved after the Cough Colldrif syrup, made at his factory in Kancheepuram TN, was associated with the death of children due to kidney failure.
The General Inspector of Jabalpur Police Verma said Hindu that Mr. Ranganathan would be questioned for details of production procedures followed by his factory and other people who may be responsible.
Themes are examined
“We will find out who people are involved in the production and quality checks of the syrups in their society to qualify for safety parameters. Other measures, whether to push more accusations against it or reserve more people, will be taken on the basis of evidence,” he said.
Mr. Verma also pointed out that it was “very unusual”, that such a high amount of toxic chemicals can be added by mistake or because of negligence. It has been found that the syrup samples falsify more than 46% of the diethylene glycol (DEG) in the tests of the Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
“At the moment we are in the initial phase of the investigation, but we will definitely try to find out if there will be a motive behind it,” added Mr. Verma.
IMA protests for the arrest of a doctor
Government pediatrician, who has now been suspended, Dr. Punic Soni is already in custody after being arrested for prescribing syrup of many deceased children in his private hospital in parasia, where the highest number of death was reported.
However, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) raised objections to their arrest, while doctors and pharmacists protested in Chhindware and demanded its immediate release.
Previously, the MP authorities suspended two drug inspectors published in Chhindware and Jabalpur and representatives of food and drug manager (FDA) while transferring the controller.
The opposition Congress demanded the removal of Deputy Rajendra Shukl, who also holds the healthcare portfolio.
Published – 10 October 2025 21:50
