Bhopal/Chennai: The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday banned the sale of Coldrif syrup following the death of 12 children due to suspected kidney infection in Chhindwara district since September 7.

"The deaths of children in Chhindwara due to Coldrif syrup are extremely tragic. The sale of this syrup has been banned across Madhya Pradesh. A ban is also being imposed on other products of the company that manufactures the syrup," Chief Minister Mohan Yadav stated on X.

Earlier, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments too banned the sale of cough syrup 'Coldrif' and ordered its removal from the market. With effect from October 1, the sale of the cough syrup has been prohibited across Tamil Nadu, an official of the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department said.

The syrup was manufactured at a factory in Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Following the incident, the state government requested that the Tamil Nadu government conduct an inquiry. The investigation report was received this morning, and strict action has been taken, he stated.

Following the tragic deaths of the children, action was underway at the local level.

A team has also been constituted at the state level to investigate the matter, Yadav said, adding that the guilty will not be spared. The toll in the case reached nine in Madhya Pradesh while media reports said of three infants died in Rajasthan.