Cough syrup deaths: Why are Indian kids still dying from cough syrup? | Tell me why | Episode 14

This isn’t just a bad batch — it’s a system collapse. After children died in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, tests found 48.6% Diethylene Glycol (DEG) — a brake fluid chemical — in cough syrup made by a Tamil Nadu firm. How could this happen again after 1998, 2022, and WHO’s repeated warnings? In this report, I trace the entire chain — from contaminated raw glycerin to failed state audits — and ask: 👉 Is India’s drug regulation system broken beyond repair?