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XChhindwara (MP): Police have arrested a medical representative of the company that manufactured the allegedly toxic Coldrif syrup, suspected to have caused the deaths of 24 children in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday. The now-banned adulterated cough syrup was manufactured by the Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharma Company. Following the deaths, the Tamil Nadu government revoked the manufacturing licence of Sresan Pharma and shut down the company. The company's medical representative, Satish Verma, was arrested from Chhindwara on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday and was being questioned, Sub Divisional Officer of Police, Parasia, Jitendra Kumar Jaat said. The police have so far arrested six persons in the case, including the pharma company's owner G Ranganathan and D

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