India, Oct. 15 -- Sreesan pharmaceuticals' production manager and quality control in-charge has been arrested from Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu by the special investigation team (SIT) of Chhindwara police in connection to the deaths of 23 children due to toxic cough syrup.

"The manager K Maheshwari cleared the batch without quality testing. She was arrested after the director of Pharma company G Ranganathan took her name and said it was the duty of the production manager to check the quality of every batch," said an investigating officer.

SIT reached Chennai on Monday with Ranganathan and has been probing for the past three days. However, the probe was hampered after the enforcement directorate (ED) raided his premises.

"The company was ru...