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Codeine syrup trafficking network: STF nabs absconding ex-UP constable

Codeine syrup trafficking network: STF nabs absconding ex-UP constable

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The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday arrested dismissed Uttar Pradesh police constable Alok Pratap Singh, 46, a suspected key facilitator in the multi-crore Codeine syrup trafficking network spread across multiple states and nations, confirmed senior police officials in a press note shared by the STF on Tuesday. Alok Pratap Singh had been absconding for a long time. Investigators say after several arrests in the Codeine diversion case, Alok Pratap Singh was actively exploring options to flee India. (For Representation) They said the probe so far uncovered evidence suggesting Singh acted as an operator, protector, and facilitator of the illegal syndicate that supplied Codeine-based cough syrup across states and potentially to neighbouring countries. A senior STF official said Singh had reportedly applied for surrender before a Lucknow court, but STF teams backed by technical surveillance and precise intelligence intercepted him before he could reach the court premises. He said raids were carried out at his possible hideouts after issuing the lookout circular on Monday. Investigators say after several arrests in the Codeine diversion …

Winter Session of M.P. Assembly begins with protests over cough syrup tragedy, short duration of session

Winter Session of M.P. Assembly begins with protests over cough syrup tragedy, short duration of session

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File image of Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The first day of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly’s Winter Session convened on Monday (December 1, 2025) with a war of words between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition Congress MLAs over tragedies that killed many children in the State over the past few months.  The four-day-long session began with members paying their condolences to various people, including film actor and former Lok Sabha MP Dharmendra, former Union Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal, and the victims of the explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort. However, the condolence session turned into an heated between both sides when Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar brought up the recent cough syrup tragedy that killed 26 children in Chhindwara and nearby districts and slammed the government for not including them in the condolence list.  “Three consecutive tragedies occurred in the state, and it’s surprising that the government didn’t address the deaths, didn’t express sympathy, didn’t mention them. Has the government lost its humanity?” Mr. Singhar said in the …

Father Of Alleged Cough Syrup Racket Kingpin Held At Kolkata Airport While Trying To Fly Abroad | India News

Father Of Alleged Cough Syrup Racket Kingpin Held At Kolkata Airport While Trying To Fly Abroad | India News

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Last Updated:November 30, 2025, 17:42 IST Bhola Prasad was detained at Kolkata airport by Sonbhadra police as he attempted to board a flight to Thailand Prasad is being brought to Sonbhadra on a transit remand and will be sent to jail once formalities are completed. Police on Sunday arrested Bhola Prasad, the owner of Jharkhand-based Shaili Traders and father of alleged codeine cough syrup syndicate mastermind Shubham Jaiswal. According to a report by India Today, Prasad was detained at Kolkata airport by Sonbhadra police as he attempted to board a flight to Thailand, with officials saying he had onward travel plans for Singapore. The official added that his attempt to leave the country suggested he may have been trying to evade the investigation. Meanwhile, Prasad is being brought to Sonbhadra on a transit remand and will be sent to jail once formalities at the Robertsganj police station are completed. His arrest comes at a time when Uttar Pradesh authorities are tightening their probe into a large-scale network suspected of producing, transporting and distributing codeine-based cough …

Indian Among 21 Sentenced in Uzbekistan Over Deaths by Cough Syrup Produced in India

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Last Updated: February 26, 2024, 22:07 IST Indian citizen Singh Raghvendra Pratap was found guilty of corruption, tax fraud and forgery, according to the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan.(Representative image) Indian citizen Singh Raghvendra Pratap, the director of the company that imported the Doc-1 Max syrup into Uzbekistan, was handed the harshest sentence of 20 years Uzbekistan on Monday sentenced 21 people linked to the deaths of 68 children who consumed a contaminated cough syrup produced in India. According to an AFP report, Indian citizen Singh Raghvendra Pratap, the director of the company that imported the Doc-1 Max syrup into Uzbekistan, was handed the harshest sentence of 20 years. Raghvendra was found guilty of corruption, tax fraud and forgery, according to the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan. At least 86 children in Uzbekistan were poisoned between 2022 and 2023 after consuming the said cough syrup, of whom 68 died. Testing of samples of the syrup revealed it was contaminated with either diethylene glycol or ethylene glycol, which are toxic chemicals used as industrial solvents and can be fatal …

India Bans Anti-Cold Drug For Children Below 4 After Syrup Deaths Claim

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Mumbai: The drugs regulator in India has banned the use of an anti-cold drug combination in children aged below four and ordered that drugs should be labelled accordingly, in the wake of the deaths of at least 141 children globally linked to cough syrups. The regulator said concerns raised about promotion of an unapproved anti-cold drug formulation in infants prompted a discussion and a resulting recommendation to not use the combination for that age group. The order comes after a spate of child deaths since 2019 that authorities linked to toxic cough syrups made in the country, including at least 141 deaths in Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon since the middle of last year. Within India, authorities said at least 12 children died and four others were left with severe disabilities in 2019 after consuming domestically-made cough syrups. India is often dubbed the “world’s pharmacy” due to its supply of life-saving drugs at low prices. The order by the regulator on the fixed-drug combination (FDC), issued on Dec. 18 and made public on Wednesday, requires drugmakers …

Indian syrup killed Uzbek kids? Modi govt stops production, probe ordered | Details

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Published on Dec 29, 2022 07:50 PM IST The Union Health Ministry has taken note of the alleged deaths of 18 Uzbekistan kids after consuming made-in-India cough syrup. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has been in touch with Uzbekistan’s national drugs regulator since December 27. He also informed them that the cough syrup samples had been sent for testing and that action would be taken once the results were received. Meanwhile, the Noida-based Marion Biotech Pharma company has stopped production of the cough syrup. Watch this video to know more.#uzbekistan #indiasyrup #modigovt #mansukhmandaviya #healthministry #uzbekistankids #uzbekistanchildren #death #coughsyrup#dok1max #maidenbiotechpharma #noidadrugfirm Hindustan Times Videos bring you news, views and explainers about current issues in India and across the globe. We’re always excited to report the news as quickly as possible, use new technological tools to reach you better and tell stories with a 360 degree view to give you a better understanding of the world around you.   Source link

Uzbekistan Says 18 Deaths Linked To India-Made Syrup, Pharma Firm Responds

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Uzbekistan Cough Syrup Deaths: India has launched a probe into the claims. New Delhi: Uzbekistan has claimed that at least 18 children in the country have died after allegedly taking an India-manufactured cough syrup. The health ministry of Uzbekistan, in a statement, said that the children who died had consumed cough syrup Doc-1 Max – manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech. India has launched a probe into the matter and the manufacturing of the cough syrup has been halted at the Noida unit of the pharmaceutical company until the samples are tested. According to the Uzbekistan’s health ministry, the laboratory tests of a batch of syrups found “the presence of ethylene glycol”, a toxic substance.  It also said the syrup was given to children at home without a doctor’s prescription, either by their parents or on the advice of pharmacists, with doses that exceeded the standard dose for children. It was found that the children, before being hospitalised, took this syrup at home for 2-7 days, in doses of 2.5 to 5 ml three to four times a day, which exceeds the …