Chhindwara, Oct. 3 -- The death toll of children in the suspected cough syrup consumption case in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district has risen to nine, said Dr Pawan Nandurkar, Associate Professor and Head of Paediatrics.

Dr Pawan Nandurkar, Associate Professor and Head of Paediatrics, said, "Recently, reports indicated that 7 of our children had died, but now it appears the number has increased to 9... The deaths and the kidney injury case are linked to the cough syrup called Coldrif, which everyone is blaming. However, investigations are still ongoing, and it's possible that the kidney injury was caused by something else altogether..."

He further stated that the sample of the cough syrup is sent for testing ". The reports are still ...