G Ranganathan, 73, owner of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, has been arrested by a Madhya Pradesh police team in connection with the deaths of at least 21 children allegedly caused by the company’s toxic Coldrif cough syrup.

Chhindwara Superintendent of Police Ajay Pandey told ANI that Ranganathan was taken into custody on Wednesday night. He will be produced before a Chennai court in Tamil Nadu and later brought to Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, after obtaining a transit remand.

Investigations and Medical Findings

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Medical examinations confirmed that the syrup contained harmful chemicals, including diethylene glycol, a highly toxic substance, which caused severe kidney damage in the affected children. Investigators reported that the deceased children were from s

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