Chhindwara, Oct 10 (IANS) A district court in Madhya Pradesh on Friday sent Sresan Pharma proprietor Govindan Ranganathan to 10-day police custody in the deadly cough syrup case, which has left 25 children dead in the state.

On Thursday, the pharma proprietor was arrested in Tamil Nadu and brought to Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara and was produced before the district court amid tight security by police on Friday.

Rangnathan, who has manufactured Coldrif cough syrup, killed 23 children so far in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara. Shocked by the deaths, locals present at the court premises demanded death punishment for him.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Madhya Pradesh demanded 10-day custody of Rangnathan for further investigation, which the court granted, advocate Shyam Shahu told media

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