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The officers of Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting searches astatine 7 places following the apprehension of Sreesan proprietor G. Ranganathan successful connection with the decease of children successful Madhya Pradesh aft depletion of Coldrif cough syrup.
A 75-year-old man, G. Ranganathan, proprietor of Kancheepuram-based Sreshan Pharmacy, was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Madhya Pradesh successful Kodambakkam Chennai past Thursday greeting for allegedly manufacturing contaminated cough syrup that led to the deaths of 22 children successful Madhya Pradesh. Two much unit of the steadfast were besides arrested.
He faces charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, cause adulteration, and violations of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Tests of Batch SR-13 by Tamil Nadu’s cause power laboratory confirmed unsafe levels of DEG, prompting suspension of Sresan’s manufacturing licence and sealing of its installation astatine Sunguvarchatram successful TN’s Kanchipuram district.
The Tamil Nadu Health Department besides suspended 2 elder cause inspectors — Deepa Joseph and K Karthikeyan — for failing to inspect Sreesan’s works arsenic required nether law.
Sources said the ED has registered a lawsuit nether the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA) and has taken up investigation. The officers of ED began searches astatine 7 places including the cardinal employees of Sreesan Pharma and officials of Tamil Nadu Drug power department.
The hunt is besides conducted astatine the residence of P.U.Karthikeyan, erstwhile Joint Director of Drugs Control, Food and Drug Administration, said sources.
Last July He was caught by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption portion demanding and receiving ₹25,000 bribe from a soap mill proprietor for processing an exertion for permission.
