New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- A paediatrician in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district has been arrested following the deaths of 11 children allegedly linked to contaminated Coldrif cough syrup, officials confirmed early Sunday. The tragedy has prompted precautionary bans in multiple states, including Kerala, as authorities investigate the highly toxic contamination.

What happened in Chhindwara?

Most of the affected children had been treated at the private clinic of Dr Praveen Soni, a government-appointed doctor practising in Parasia, according to sources. Soni is accused of prescribing Coldrif syrup to children who presented with routine cold and fever symptoms in early September.

Following initial recovery, the children's conditions worsened, ...