The death toll of children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara owing to consumption of an adulterated cough syrup , has risen to 17, with three more children dying in the last two days, a government official said on Tuesday (October 7, 2025).

Chhindwara Additional Collector Dhirendra Singh told The Hindu that of the total seven children from the district admitted in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, one child died on Monday (October 6) night while two breathed their last on Tuesday.

Four children from Chhindwara and five from Betul district are still under treatment in Nagpur, including at the Government Medical College, the AIIMS, and various private hospitals.

“Of the three children, two are girls. They hail from Tamia, Junnardeo, and Parasia areas of Chhindwara. They had consumed the same syrup a

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