Rewa, Oct. 4 -- Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla on Saturday called the children's death in the Chhindwara case due to Coldrif cough syrup "unfortunate" and said that strict action would be taken against those responsible.

Speaking to the media, Shukla mentioned that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav as ordered a complete ban on the syrup across the state.

"In the Chhindwara case, a report was received late last night regarding a Coldrif cough syrup manufacturing company located in Tamil Nadu, whose sample was sent for testing on October 1. The received report revealed that the syrup contains about 48% toxic substances. Following which, a letter was immediately written to the Tamil Nadu government for le...