Cough syrup toll in MP at 20, five children critical: Minister

Five children from Madhya Pradesh are in a critical condition while 20 have died due to kidney infections caused by the consumption of a "contaminated" cough syrup, state health minister Rajendra Shukla said on Wednesday.

- Press Trust of India

A police team from Chhindwara has gone to Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu to arrest the owner of the company that manufactures Coldrif cough syrup, Shukla told reporters after meeting families of the deceased children.

The children died due to suspected kidney failure, linked to the consumption of the "toxic" Coldrif cough syrup, state officials said.