Nagpur : In a chilling medical tragedy that has sent shockwaves through central India, at least 14 children from Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh are battling for their lives in government and private hospitals in Nagpur after suffering acute kidney failure allegedly caused by the now-banned cough syrup ‘Coldrif’.

Laboratory investigations have confirmed the worst fears of health authorities, the deaths of six children at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur, were due to renal failure triggered by diethylene glycol (DEG) toxicity. Initially suspected to be cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), doctors were alarmed when several children brought with symptoms of cough and fever showed zero urine output, prompting further toxicological analysis.

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