Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh): Coldrif cough syrup continues to claim innocent lives after two more children died in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, taking the toll to 16.

These children suffered ‘Kidney failure’ after consuming Coldrif cough syrup precribed by the doctors at government hospitals in Chhindwara. The test reports revealed that the syrup, apparently, contains toxins, following which it was banned by the state government on Saturday morning.

The children were mostly under the age of 5 and were reportedly given the syrup to treat common cold and cough symptoms. Instead of recovering, they suffered kidney failure and died within days.

The first case was reported on September 4 in Chhindwara district. By mid-September, 6 children had died. All had taken cough syrups like

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