Madhya Pradesh: As kids died after taking cough syrup, officials probed in the dark
Officials in Madhya Pradesh's Parasia were alarmed by a series of unexplained deaths in young children. After a thorough investigation, it was discovered that a contaminated cough syrup was the cause. This led to a health survey and a ban on the syrup's distribution. Similar incidents in Rajasthan also resulted in a ban on certain cough syrups and medicines.