NHRC issues notices to Rajasthan, MP-UP governments; Demanded investigation into Coldriff syrup case; orders state labs to collect samples and send reports

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the governments of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, directing them to investigate the deaths of children amid cough syrup row.

Along with this, it also directed an immediate ban on the sale of fake medicines. Additionally, the body has also directed state labs to take samples and send their report to NHRC.

The NHRC has directed the Union Health Ministry, including the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), and Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), to investigate the supply of fake medic

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