By Manoj Kumar and Rishika Sadam

NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Indian authorities said on Saturday they are investigating if contaminated cough syrup caused the deaths of nine children in a central state after a batch of the medication was found to contain dangerous levels of a toxic chemical.

The Health Ministry said samples of Coldrif Cough Syrup, manufactured by Sresan Pharma in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, were tested by state authorities and found to contain diethylene glycol (DEG) exceeding permissible limits.

“The samples are found to contain DEG beyond the permissible limit,” the ministry said in a statement.

DEG, a toxic solvent used in industrial products, has been linked to fatal poisoning in several countries.

The statement comes after media reports suggested that re

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