New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, police on Wednesday night arrested G. Ranganathan, owner of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the cough syrup Coldrif, which has been linked to the deaths of at least 17 children in Madhya Pradesh. The arrest came after a meticulously coordinated operation involving multiple agencies that tracked the Chennai-based pharma owner’s movements, financial transactions, and communications before finally cornering him at his residence in Kodambakkam.

Officials said Ranganathan was detained around 12.30 am in an operation that included the Madhya Pradesh Special Investigation Team (SIT), cyber experts, and Tamil Nadu police. He is being taken to Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, where most of the fatalities occurred, for further questioning. Invest

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