<h1>Drug sale ban on adulterated cough syrup after tests found diethylene glycol; state orders seizure and wider inspections.</h1> State authorities banned sale and ordered seizure of a cough syrup after a drug analyst declared a tested sample 'Not of Standard Quality' due to diethylene glycol contamination; other products from the same manufacturer were ordered removed from sale pending testing under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Central regulators launched risk-based inspections across multiple manufacturing units and convened a multi-agency scientific team to analyse clinical and product samples to determine the cause and guide further enforcement.