Chennai : In a midnight operation, the Madhya Pradesh police, with the help of Chennai police, has arrested the owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharma in connection with an adulterated cough syrup that allegedly led to the deaths of children in multiple states.

He was detained following a midnight operation and taken to Sunguvarchatram police station for an inquiry, a senior police official said.

The cough syrup in question, ‘Coldrif’, was manufactured by his company is attributed to the deaths of children.

According to the police official, the police teams have been searching for G Ranganathan since October 7 after the Madhya Pradesh police team arrived, and he was finally arrested at 1.30 am today. The police also seized some documents from his Kancheepuram factory.

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