Officers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting searches at seven locations in Tamil Nadu following the arrest of G. Ranganathan, proprietor of Sresan Pharma, in connection with the deaths of several children in Madhya Pradesh after consuming the company’s Coldrif cough syrup.

Ranganathan, 75, owner of the Kancheepuram-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, was arrested last week in Kodambakkam, Chennai, by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Madhya Pradesh on charges of manufacturing contaminated cough syrup that led to the deaths of 22 children in the State. Two more staff members of the firm were also arrested.

Ranganathan faces charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, drug adulteration, and violations of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Tests conducted on Batch SR-1

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