A petition was filed on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) seeking an independent investigation by a judicial commission or an expert committee to probe the cough syrup deaths which have claimed the lives of 14 children in Madhya Pradesh.
The petition filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari has also sought a transfer of the FIRs to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). It has also sought a comprehensive inquiry into manufacture, regulation, testing and distribution of contaminated cough syrups containing Diethylene Glycol, a toxic chemical used in industrial solvents, and suggestions for safe manufacture of these medicines.
SIT to probe death of 14 children in MP; Doctor held, ‘toxic’ cough syrup maker booked
The plea urged the apex court to seize the present stock of the now-banned Coldrif syrup and ban their sale or distribution. It said the stock must be tested for toxic clearance and verified at NABL laboratories.
A government doctor, who allegedly prescribed Coldrif, linked to the death of several children in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested with the police lodging a case against him and the Tamil Nadu-based manufacturer.
