Overview
- Harsh, 4, from Tikabarri village in Betul district, died Sunday night at AIIMS Nagpur after more than four months in intensive care.
- Betul’s chief medical officer confirmed the death, said the post-mortem was conducted in Nagpur on Monday, and noted the body was handed to the family.
- Children in Chhindwara and Betul fell critically ill in September and October with vomiting, fever, and inability to urinate, and at least 24 deaths were reported.
- A Chennai government laboratory and the Tamil Nadu drug regulator found a Coldrif sample made by Sresan Pharmaceuticals contained 48.8% diethylene glycol and declared it not of standard quality.
- Authorities banned the syrup in Madhya Pradesh, the DCGI opened a probe, and police arrested the company owner and a government doctor who recommended the product.