New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a CBI investigation into the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after the consumption of toxic cough syrup.The PIL filed sought a retired Supreme Court judge to monitor a probe and inquiry into the manufacture, regulation, testing and distribution of contaminated cough syrups.The petition by Advocate Vishal Tiwari called for the constitution of a National Judicial Commission or Expert Committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the manufacture, testing, and distribution of contaminated cough syrups containing Diethylene Glycol (DEG) and Ethylene Glycol (EG), the same toxic compounds that have previously caused fatalities.It sought direction to
PIL in SC seeks CBI probe into children's death due to cough syrup

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