The doctor arrested in connection with the death of several children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district allegedly got a 10% commission for prescribing a cough syrup that has been linked to the casualties, state police have told a sessions court.

Dr Praveen Soni allegedly received the commission from Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, the Tamil Nadu -based firm that produced the adulterated Coldrif syrup. On Monday, the Tamil Nadu government ordered the shutdown of the company and revoked its licence, while the ED conducted raids at premises linked to Sresan.

Additional Sessions Judge (Parasia) Gautam Kumar Gujar was hearing Dr Soni’s bail application. The court had, on October 8, denied bail, saying that the doctor “knowingly prescribed and allowed administration of a d

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