Overview

• Madhya Pradesh formed a 12‑member SIT, booked Sresan Pharmaceuticals, and arrested paediatrician Dr Praveen Soni under culpable homicide and drug adulteration provisions.
• Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Goa ordered statewide stops on sale and use of Coldrif SR‑13, while Kerala tightened dispensing rules for children and Telangana issued public advisories.
• Maharashtra’s FDA said the batch was not supplied in the state but told licensees to freeze and report any stock, and Nagpur officials also moved to test another paediatric syrup flagged locally.
• Hospital reports in Nagpur indicated diethylene glycol toxicity in several deceased children, with eight patients from MP still under treatment and two additional deaths reported in Betul.
• Tamil Nadu inspectors raided the Sresan plant, recorded major compliance violations and declared Coldrif SR‑13 adulterated (~48.6% diethylene glycol), as CDSCO began risk‑based checks at 19 units across six states.