Following the deaths of 10 children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, authorities on Saturday night arrested Dr Praveen Soni, the physician who had prescribed the contaminated cough syrup linked to the fatalities.

Earlier in the day, police registered an FIR against Dr Soni and the operators of Sresun Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Coldrif syrup.

The case has been filed under Section 27(A) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Sections 105 and 276 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), based on a complaint by Ankit Sahlam, Block Medical Officer of Parasia Community Health Centre.

Investigations have revealed that Dr Soni had prescribed the Coldrif cough syrup to most of the affected children. A laboratory report released on Friday found that the syrup contained 48.6% Diethylene

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