G. Ranganathan, proprietor of Kancheepuram-based Sreshan Pharmacy, was arrested by Madhya Pradesh Special Investigation Team in Chennai on Thursday (October 9, 2025) morning for allegedly producing contaminated cough syrup linked to the deaths of several children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

According to police sources, Ranganathan was detained from his residence in Kodambakkam by a team comprising members of the Madhya Pradesh Special Investigation Team (SIT) and Chennai’s Ashok Nagar police. The company is accused of manufacturing the toxic Coldrif cough syrup linked to 21 deaths in M.P.

Following his arrest, the SIT and Chennai police jointly conducted a search at the company’s manufacturing unit in Sunguvarchatram, Kancheepuram, to examine production records and samples.

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