Ranganathan, owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharma, was arrested by Madhya Pradesh police with Chennai assistance in connection with adulterated Coldrif cough syrup linked to multiple child deaths. Authorities seized documents and are investigating hygiene and labelling lapses at his factory

Chennai: Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharma owner has been arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Police with the help of Chennai Police in the early hours of Thursday, in connection with the adulterated cough syrup case, a police official said.

Teams from the Madhya Pradesh Police and Chennai cops launched a hunt to trace and nab the pharma owner Ranganathan.

Coldrif cough syrup manufactured by his company is attributed to the deaths of children in multiple States.

A senior police official said he was

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