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ED Raids Seven Chennai Sites Linked to Coldrif Maker and Tamil Nadu Drug Officials

The operation follows lab findings confirming lethal diethylene glycol contamination.

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Sresan Pharma owner, S. Ranganathan, is escorted by Police to a local court after one of their medicines, Coldrif cough syrup, was linked to the death of multiple children in Parasia, Madhya Pradesh, India, October, 10, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh
Saddam Mansuri, the father of two, shows bottles of Coldrif, linked to the deaths of several children and a Relife cough syrup, which is not linked to any deaths, but Indian authorities have asked people to avoid it, which he had been giving his one-year-old child, in Parasia, Madhya Pradesh, India, October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

Overview

  • Enforcement Directorate teams carried out PMLA searches at seven locations in Chennai, including Sresan/Sreesan Pharma premises and the residences of senior state drug control officials.
  • The probe centers on the deaths of at least 22 children after Coldrif was administered in Madhya Pradesh, leading to bans on the syrup in multiple states.
  • Official tests reported approximately 48.6% diethylene glycol in a Tamil Nadu analysis and 46% in a Madhya Pradesh analysis of Coldrif samples.
  • Sresan owner G. Ranganathan was arrested on October 9; authorities have sealed the manufacturing unit as states ban the product and move on licence cancellation.
  • Investigators are scrutinizing company finances, distribution records and possible regulatory collusion, with potential links to other firms under examination.