Overview
- Jyoti Soni was detained in Parasia, Chhindwara, and a court remanded her to three days’ police custody, investigators said.
- She owns Apna Medical Store, from which Coldrif was sold to victims, while her husband, Dr. Praveen Soni, was earlier arrested for alleged negligent prescribing.
- Police allege a 27% commission was paid to Jyoti Soni to supply Coldrif, with a separate 10% commission to Dr. Soni for prescribing it.
- State lab tests reported 48.6% diethylene glycol in a Coldrif sample—far above the 0.1% limit—as at least 24 children died in Madhya Pradesh, with additional deaths reported in Rajasthan.
- Earlier arrests span the supply chain, including Sresan Pharma owner G. Ranganathan, a company chemist, a medical representative, a wholesaler and a pharmacist, while regulators canceled Sresan’s license, sealed its unit, multiple states banned the syrup, and WHO issued an alert naming Coldrif as substandard.