Cough syrup tragedy: Toll hits 17; doctors say toxic chemical affecting brain

NAGPUR/BHOPAL: Toxic cough syrup Coldrif prescribed to children successful MP's Chhindwara snuffed retired 2 much lives connected Tuesday, taking the toll to 17 successful 43 days. Jayashu Yaduvanshi and Vedansh Pawar, some aged 2 and suffering from renal failure, succumbed during attraction successful Nagpur, study Sarfaraz Ahmed and Amarjeet Singh.Both died pursuing terrible encephalon harm inflicted by diethylene glycol. Dr Ashish Lothe GMCH said DEG sticks to encephalon tissues and is intolerable to filter. "Permissible bounds is 0.1%, but DEG was astatine 48.6%, astir 500% more," helium said. Civic & wellness officials successful Nagpur said 11 children stay critical. A door-to-door survey was launched to hint bottles of Coldrif that were already sold by the clip the prohibition was imposed, Parasia SDM Shubham Yadav told TOI.