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In Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, more than 20 children have died recently after consuming poisonous cough syrup. An investigation revealed that a 5-month-old baby girl in Bichhua village died after being given Ayurvedic medicine for cold and cough, which later failed the test report. Considering these medicines substandard and unsafe, they were banned in Chhindwara district. During the investigation, the same medicines were found substandard in Satna, leading to a statewide ban on the seven medicines linked to the baby’s death. In Jabalpur, the AYUSH department has also banned these medicines and formed a team to investigate. These medicines were banned Deficiencies found in medicines Team is investigating Medicine seller Sharad Agrawal says, If children die due to medicines, it is a serious matter. Therefore, this step taken by the government is absolutely correct. Those medicines that turn into poison should be removed from the shops. A seller only sells medicines, not manufactures them, and if any seller is selling expired medicines, action should be taken against them. Medicines used for this purpose Before the publication of this news, Dainik Bhaskar had emailed Dabur India company to know their side, but no response has been received from them yet.