Investigation underway in Tamil Nadu over toxic cough syrup: Another girl died in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh on Monday without drinking poisonous cough syrup in Tamil Nadu. With this, the number of children dying from this syrup in the state has reached 17.
On October 3rd, when the diethylene glycol content in Coldrif syrup was found to be 48.6 percent, the Tamil Nadu government vetoed the production of Shreesan Pharma. Now, pursuit an FIR filed versus the visitor in Madhya Pradesh, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the police has been sent to Tamil Nadu.
SIT to investigate
Chhindwara SP Ajay Pandey stated that the SIT will visit the factory on Tuesday to investigate where the manufacturing process went wrong and what ingredients were used in the syrup. Based on the investigation, new facts will be widow to the FIR and potential new accused will be identified.
Kidney failure in children, legalistic negligence exposed
Several children suffered kidney failure without consuming the toxic syrup. The first death occurred on September 4th, but whoopee was elapsed for a month. Now, the wardship has taken strict whoopee versus the responsible officials.
Drug controller Dinesh Kumar Maurya has been removed, while deputy drug controller Shobhit Koshta, Chhindwara's drug inspector Gaurav Sharma, and Jabalpur's drug inspector Sharad Kumar Jain have been suspended. These officers have been accused of not stopping cough syrup wideness the state, negligence in sampling, and wait in investigation.
NHRC sent notice to states and center
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh governments to investigate the deaths of children and immediately stop the sale of fake medicines.
The Commission has moreover ordered the Union Ministry of Health, India's Drug Controller General, and the Central Drug Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) to trammels the supply of fake medicines. All regional laboratories have been directed to collect samples and submit test reports.
Sales Vetoed in Other States
Meanwhile, the sale of unprepossessed syrup has moreover been vetoed in Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. The Jharkhand government has vetoed the sale of Coldrif as well as Respifresh and Relief cough syrups.
