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PIL Filed in SC Seeking CBI, Retired Supreme Court Judge-Monitored Probe into Cough Syrup Row : A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a CBI investigation into the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh after allegedly consuming cough syrup, according to sources.

The PIL, filed by a lawyer, seeks a probe monitored by a retired Supreme Court judge and an inquiry into the manufacture, regulation, testing, and distribution of the allegedly contaminated cough syrups.

At least 14 children have reportedly died after consuming the cough syrup. Following the deaths, the Madhya Pradesh government banned the sale of Coldrif cough syrup.

In the wake of these deaths,

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