23 Children Dead So Far

Idk if ya'll have been following in the last two weeks,

But we've had 22 kids leave their bodies due to poison mixed in with their cough syrup.
Two separate cough syrups one in government supply in Rajasthan and another branded/private supply in Madhya Pradesh resulted in kids getting sick, adults cutting decades off their lifespan, and grandparents meeting their maker.

Here are the details:

A child in the Sikar district of Rajasthan fell sick on September 22. After visiting a Community Health Center (CHC) and consuming Dextromethorphan (DXM), the child died. An investigation found that the doctor had not prescribed DXM. Similarly, a three-year-old died in Bharatpur, and a two-year-old, who was hospitalized in severe condition, is now stable. The Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation (RMSCL) oversees the procurement and distribution of these medicines.

Following a full finding, it was determined that at least nine children died due to cough syrup in Rajasthan.

The government gave a clean chit to Kaysons Pharma and blamed everything on the doctor and the pharmacist. Congress did jack shit.

Chhindwara, MP, seven children died, and the government blamed the deaths on adulteration. An estimated 1.33 lakh bottles were supplied to Rajasthan, with almost 8200 units still in stock. In fact, in the Kalsara district, individuals, in an attempt to reassure parents that the children's condition was not linked to the cough syrup, consumed it themselves and fell ill within hours.

Because of this, Health Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ordered a probe, and RMSCL formed a three-member committee. Initially, supplies were suspended, and doctors were barred from prescribing DXM to children under five. However, on October 2, the narrative shifted, and Public Health Director Dr. Ravi Prakash blamed the parents, stating they had self-medicated their children without a prescription in Bharatpur and Sikar. Separately, in Sikar, the department blamed everything on the doctor and the pharmacist.

Elsewhere in MP, children died between September 4 and 26 after consuming over-the-counter (OTC) cough syrups Coldrif and Nextro-DS. Immediately, a kidney biopsy was performed, and Diethylene Glycol (DEG) was found, a finding similar to the Sulfanilamide tragedy. DEG is a cheap, adulterated version of glycerin.

The Union Health Minister declared the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as a key organization in the response. However, an MP official dismissed the suspicion of contamination. The DCGI (Drug Controller General of India) ordered a probe, and the Coldrif manufacturing unit was identified at Sunguvarchatram, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. Consequently, Tamil Nadu banned the use of Coldrif. In Chhindwara, private doctors were asked not to treat viral cases independently and to send patients to civil hospitals. The death of seven children in Chhindwara has been linked to a pharmaceutical firm in Jabalpur.

On October 4, 2025, Rajaram Sharma, who worked as Drug Controller II in Rajasthan, was suspended. He was accused of manipulating official data to protect companies allegedly making or selling fake (counterfeit) medicines. These allegations were exposed by a news report from Dainik Bhaskar. The Indian government warned doctors and parents not to give cough syrups to very young children and emphasized that such medicines should be used carefully. This advisory came after reports of child deaths possibly linked to cough syrups, but lab tests so far showed no presence of DEG or EG in the tested samples, yet the deaths are attributed to contamination in the syrup.

As reported by NDTV Rajasthan, the lab test report by Rambabu claimed the medicine content was within limits, and the Health Minister blamed the parents for self-medicating their child. Contrastingly, the Tamil Nadu Drug Testing Laboratory found a highly toxic 48.6 percent DEG in Coldrif.

So the a Central Body and State Run Body disagree on whether this cough syrup is toxic. BJP State covers up crime, non-BJP exposes it. Who is telling the truth?

This recent case is similar to the J&K case in 2020, where twelve children died due to the consumption of adulterated cough syrup that contained more than the required amount of DEG.

The Union Minister said that firms should:

1. Comply with standards (snort)
2. Promote Rational Use of Cough Syrup in Children (yes, blame the families for death medicine)
3. Strengthen Regulation of Pharmacies to Curb Misuse (yes, with the godly prescription validation system and the horde of qualified doctors to issue them)

Creds to Mahak for all the research (I just added in my opinion)