A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the deaths of at least 14 children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, allegedly after consuming contaminated cough syrup.

As per the media reports, the petition, filed on Tuesday by advocate Vishal Tiwari, also called for a nationwide ban and urgent recall of all contaminated cough syrup batches, along with mandatory testing of all syrup-based formulations across the country. Highlighting similar incidents reported from other states, the plea demands that the investigation be monitored by a retired Supreme Court judge to ensure transparency and accountability.

The tragic incident centres around Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pha

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