Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has launched an inquiry into Kayson Pharma, following reports that a cough syrup manufactured by the company may have contributed to multiple child deaths in the state. Officials say that three children – two from Bharatpur and one from Sikar – have died after consuming a cough syrup containing dextromethorphan hydrobromide, which was being supplied under the state’s free medicine scheme. In one case, a 5-year-old from Sikar reportedly took the syrup before going to sleep and never woke up.

In Bharatpur, two toddlers, Teerthraj and Samrat Jatav, allegedly died following the administration of that syrup from a government health centre. In the Bharatpur cases, other children who had consumed the syrup reportedly vomited but survived; only Samrat lost conscio

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