Overview

• Six children in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh died of kidney failure between September 4 and 26 after initial cold and cough symptoms, with officials reporting no new cases in the past two days.
• Rajasthan reported the death of a five-year-old in Sikar and illnesses in Bharatpur, where a community health centre in-charge and two drivers who tasted the syrup also fell sick.
• The Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation halted 19 batches linked to the complaints and sent statutory samples for quality testing.
• Chhindwara authorities banned two syrups, Coldrif and Nextro-DS, and issued advisories to avoid certain paediatric syrups pending test outcomes.
• NCDC, ICMR and state drug regulators collected water, entomological, drug and human samples for analysis in Pune and state labs, with officials citing suspected diethylene glycol contamination yet awaiting confirmation.