Following the death of 11 children in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, Dr Praveen Soni, who prescribed the contaminated cough syrup, linked to the deaths, have been arrested. According to reports, the doctor is said to have prescribed the Coldrif cough syrup to several children, who have undergone treatment at his clinic in Parasia.

Earlier, on Saturday, October 4, the Madhya Pradesh police had registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Dr Soni and the operators of Srisan pharmaceuticals, a Tamil Nadu based company, which manufactured the cough syrup. The FIR was reported to have been booked under Section 27(A) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Sections 105 and 276 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh government, on Sunday, banned the sale of

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