Doctors have come out in support of the paediatrician in Madhya Pradesh who has been arrested, following the death of over 10 children possibly from contaminated cough syrup.

Calling it a “classical example of legal illiteracy” by authorities including the police, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said in a strongly worded statement, “The arrest of (the) doctor in haste, just after the report of BMO (block medical officer), precisely shows an attempt to divert the attention of the people from the faults of regulatory bodies and the concerned pharmaceutical company.”

The Association called for action against “the actual culprits” and compensation for the affected families and “the doctor who is a victim of defamation,” it said. An FIR was lodged at Parasia police station on Saturday ag

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