Overview

• Madhya Pradesh police detained Sresan Pharmaceuticals owner Ranganathan Govindan in Chennai on Wednesday night and are seeking his transit remand to Chhindwara.
• The reported death toll has risen to at least 22 after a five-year-old boy died in Nagpur, with several other children still receiving treatment.
• India’s Health Ministry said Coldrif samples tested positive for the toxic solvent diethylene glycol, the syrup was banned on October 2, and Tamil Nadu regulators cited unhygienic manufacturing conditions.
• Authorities sealed the Kanchipuram manufacturing unit, formed a Special Investigation Team, suspended or transferred multiple drug officials, and arrested a local doctor for alleged negligence.
• Health authorities advised avoiding Respifresh and RELIFE after DEG findings, and WHO flagged a screening gap while noting India’s confirmation that no contaminated syrups were exported, with caution about possible unofficial shipments.