Cough syrup row: Pharma co to face criminal action

A pharma unit producing a now banned cough syrup allegedly linked to the death of children in Madhya Pradesh is in the dock with the plant being sealed by the Tamil Nadu government and a police team from MP visiting the facility as part of its probe into the fatalities.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

After issuing a second show cause notice, the Tamil Nadu government Wednesday warned of initiating criminal action against the Chennai-based firm. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Madhya Pradesh Police visited the company’s registered office here as well as its manufacturing unit in Kancheepuram as part of its probe into the deaths of children. On October 7, Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla had said that a total of 20 children from the state have died so far while undergoing treatment for kidney failure after consuming a contaminated cough syrup. The city-based company is accused of making the drug.