A four-year-old boy died at AIIMS-Nagpur, months after he fell critically ill and slipped into a coma after allegedly consuming Coldrif cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, an official said on Monday (February 2, 2026).
According to the official, Harsh, from Tikabarri village of Betul district bordering Chhindwara district, had been in a coma for more than four months and was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), but died during treatment on Sunday (February 1, 2026) night.
Betul Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr. Manoj Hurmade confirmed the child’s death and said the post-mortem examination was conducted in Nagpur on Monday (February 2, 2026), and the body was handed over to the family.
The cause of death would be ascertained after the post-mortem report, Dr. Hurmade said.
Harsh’s uncle, Shyam Yadav, said over the phone that the child’s last rites were performed on Monday (February 2, 2026) evening.
