Six children have died in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara after consuming cough syrup that reportedly led to kidney failure. Meanwhile, MP Deputy CM Rajendra Shukla has ruled out deaths due to cough syrups. Earlier, the district administration had banned the sale of two types of cough syrups named Coldrif and Nextro-DS.

Shukla said there has been no confirmation about linkage of cough syrup to deaths. The Deputy CM apparently gave the clean chit to the syrup companies even before investigation report was submitted.

Shukla said that the exact cause of the deaths will only be clear after the investigation report is received. Currently, the entire health department staff is monitoring the situation, which is under control, he added.

The Deputy CM also stated that the reports of the deceased ch

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