The Madhya Pradesh Police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the death of 14 children in Chhindwara due to suspected renal failure, linked to the consumption of a “toxic” cough syrup, officials said on Sunday.

A doctor has been arrested for alleged negligence in connection with the deaths, while a case has been registered against the maker of the medicine, Coldrif cough syrup.

The body of the last victim was exhumed during the day for postmortem, even as Chhindwara Additional Collector Dhirendra Singh said ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each, announced by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, has been transferred to the bank accounts of the victims’ families.

Meanwhile, two children in MP’s Betul district have died allegedly after taking Coldrif syrup, officials said on Sunday.

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