India, Oct. 5 -- Authorities in Madhya Pradesh have reportedly arrested a doctor in Chhindwara district after 11 children died from consuming contaminated cough syrup.

According to a report in Times of India, the doctor has been identified as Praveen Soni. He is alleged to have prescribed the Coldrif syrup to several children, most of whom were treated at his clinic in Parasia.

Police have also registered a case against the Tamil Nadu-based pharmaceutical company that manufactured the syrup over the suspected contamination, the report added.

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