Overview
- Justice Pramod Agrawal on Feb. 17 rejected bail for Dr. Praveen Soni, Jyoti Soni and two co-accused, directing the trial court to proceed uninfluenced by the order.
- Court records attribute more than 26 child deaths in Chhindwara to Coldrif given to pediatric patients, with additional fatalities reported in Rajasthan.
- Government labs found diethylene glycol in Coldrif samples made by Sresan Pharmaceuticals at levels up to 46.2%, exceeding the 0.1% limit.
- The order references allegations that Soni kept prescribing despite a warning about past DEG poisonings, took a 10% commission per bottle, and that co-accused sold the syrup without prescriptions.
- Investigators allege evidence destruction and unlawful dispensing, including substitution for a different drug and disposal of 66 bottles, while multiple states have banned Coldrif and inquiries continue.