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Doctor Arrested, Bans Widen After Tests Find Deadly Solvent in Coldrif Cough Syrup

An urgent health ministry review follows CDSCO risk-based inspections of drug makers.

official looks at bottles of the Coldrif ough syrup after a raid by the Drug and Pharmaceuticals Department officials at Kataria Pharmaceuticals, after the deaths of 11 children, nine in Madhya Pradesh and two in Rajasthan, allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrup, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 | PTI
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Overview

  • Officials report 14 child deaths in Chhindwara, with additional patients under treatment in Nagpur and the district hospital.
  • Tamil Nadu’s drug lab found 48.6% diethylene glycol in Coldrif batch SR-13, declared not of standard quality, and an MP lab result cited in the FIR reported 46.28%.
  • Madhya Pradesh banned Coldrif statewide, seized stocks, and froze other Sresan products, as Tamil Nadu and Kerala ordered market withdrawals and Telangana issued a public alert.
  • Police arrested paediatrician Dr. Praveen Soni and lodged an FIR against Sresan Pharmaceuticals under BNS sections 105 and 276 and Drugs & Cosmetics Act section 27A.
  • CDSCO launched risk-based inspections across at least six states, a multi-agency team is analyzing clinical and product samples, and specimens from children were sent to NIV Pune.