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ED Raids Seven Chennai Sites Linked to Coldrif Maker as Tamil Nadu Cancels Licence

Investigators are tracing suspected laundering after tests found extreme diethylene glycol in a specific batch tied to child deaths.

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
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Overview

  • Searches are underway at seven locations in Chennai under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, including homes of senior Tamil Nadu drug control officials and premises linked to Sresan Pharma.
  • Tamil Nadu’s Drugs Control Department revoked Sresan’s manufacturing licence and shut the company, with the Kanchipuram unit sealed following contamination findings.
  • Sresan owner G. Ranganathan was arrested on October 9 by the Madhya Pradesh SIT in the case, and he faces charges including culpable homicide and drug adulteration.
  • Official lab reports on Batch SR-13, manufactured in May 2025, found about 46–48.6% diethylene glycol, and authorities have reported at least 20–22 child fatalities in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
  • The CDSCO documented extensive compliance failures at Sresan and lapses by Tamil Nadu regulators, prompting suspensions of two senior drug inspectors and broader seizures and inspections.