Tamil Nadu has sealed a Chennai-based pharma unit that made the banned cough syrup Coldrif, linked to 20 child deaths in Madhya Pradesh. The state warned of criminal action as an MP police SIT probed the factory, which tested positive for toxic chemicals

Chennai/Kancheepuram: A pharma unit producing a now banned cough syrup allegedly linked to the death of children in Madhya Pradesh is in the dock with the plant being sealed by the Tamil Nadu government and a police team from MP visiting the facility as part of its probe into the fatalities.

After issuing a second show cause notice, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday warned of initiating criminal action against the Chennai-based firm. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Madhya Pradesh Police visited the company’s registered

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