Overview

• An MP special investigation team says the manufacturer procured industrial‑grade diethylene glycol for Coldrif and has the owner in 10‑day police custody while mapping suppliers, quality control staff and distribution.
• Fresh tests on the same SR‑13 batch returned DEG levels ranging from about 46% to 48.6%, reinforcing recalls and seizures as multiple states, including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra, barred sales.
• The Drugs Controller General of India has made DEG and ethylene glycol testing compulsory for both raw inputs and finished formulations, and ordered risk‑based inspections across plants.
• Officials report at least 22 child deaths linked to the syrup, with some accounts putting the toll at 25, and several children remain in critical care in Nagpur.
• Political pressure has intensified with Congress demanding a CBI probe and the MP health minister’s resignation, Kamal Nath meeting bereaved families in Chhindwara, and doctors protesting the arrest of a local paediatrician.