09
Oct
National Times Bureau :- The death toll in the Madhya Pradesh cough syrup tragedy has climbed to 22, with two more children reportedly dying due to kidney failure linked to the consumption of a “contaminated” cough syrup. Officials said five-year-old Vishal and four-year-old Mayank Suryavanshi, both residents of Parasia in Chhindwara district, succumbed while receiving treatment at a hospital in Nagpur, Maharashtra. According to Chhindwara’s Additional Collector Dhirendra Singh Netri, the children’s deaths are suspected to be caused by the toxic Coldrif cough syrup. Several other affected children from Madhya Pradesh are currently undergoing treatment in Nagpur hospitals. In response,…