New Delhi: The arrest of senior paediatrician Dr Praveen Soni, the physician linked to the controversial cough syrup linked to the deaths of 16 children in Madhya Pradesh, has irked the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

Questioning the rationale behind Dr Soni being singled out for the child deaths, IMA stressed that treatment protocols were duly followed and the blame should not rest solely on the doctor. ADVERTISEMENT

The medical body will engage with the Union Health Ministry on the matter, so that Dr Soni is released from custody, reported India Today.

The medical body has also raised the question as to why the concerned pharmaceutical company has been given a clean chit, and warned that doctors will go on an indefinite strike if Dr Soni is not released soon.

Dr Soni was arrested

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