Overview

• A one-year-old child died in Nagpur on Thursday, taking the toll to 23, with several other children from Madhya Pradesh still hospitalised and some in critical condition.
• Madhya Pradesh’s Special Investigation Team arrested Sresan Pharmaceuticals owner G. Ranganathan in Chennai, seized records and samples, and moved to secure transit remand to Chhindwara.
• India’s drug regulator recalled three syrups — Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife — ordered production halts, and launched a pan-India inspection and testing drive of cough syrup makers.
• Tamil Nadu authorities sealed Sresan’s Kancheepuram unit, suspended two senior drug inspectors, and confirmed batch SR-13 contained about 48.6% diethylene glycol, with licence cancellation under consideration.
• WHO flagged domestic screening gaps and said India reported no exports of the contaminated syrups, while a Supreme Court petition seeking a court-monitored probe is slated to be heard on Friday.