Published on : 08 Oct 2025, 12:56 pm Summary

Four children have died and more than 35 people have fallen ill across Rajasthan.

Families allege a cough syrup from government hospitals caused the deaths.

The syrup, containing dextromethorphan hydrobromide , has been banned statewide.

Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar insists the deaths were unrelated to the drug.

The supplier, Kaysons Pharma, had previously failed quality tests but was reinstated.

A series of child deaths in Rajasthan has sparked outrage and allegations of collusion between state health officials and a pharmaceutical supplier, after families claimed a cough syrup distributed under a government scheme caused the fatalities.

Anas, the six-year-old son of Nawab Khan, a donkey-cart puller from Sunaaron Ka Ku

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