Sresan Pharma owner S. Ranganathan, the manufacturer of Coldrif Syrup, which is linked to the deaths of 20 children in the state, was arrested last night, as reported by ANI, citing Chhindwara SP Ajay Pandey.

Of the 20 deaths, 17 were reported from Chhindwara district, two from Betul district, and one from Pandhurna.

He will be presented before the Chennai court (in Tamil Nadu) and brought to Chhindwara (MP) after securing transit remand.

Coldrif, made by Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, was only sold locally, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

The children, who died in India over the past month, had consumed cough medicine containing toxic diethylene glycol in quantities nearly 500 times the permissible limit, officials said. All the deaths were linked to Coldrif S

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