<h1>Fourteen children die after cough syrup adulterated with diethylene glycol; FIR filed, doctor arrested, 27A and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita invoked</h1> Fourteen children died from suspected renal failure after ingesting a cough syrup; police arrested a treating doctor and registered an FIR against the syrup manufacturer for alleged negligence and supplying adulterated medicine. State authorities banned the product, seized stocks and suspended the doctor pending investigation. Laboratory tests reportedly found diethylene glycol in the syrup. Cases cite adulteration and culpable homicide provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 27A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, which carry heavy prison terms. Compensation was sanctioned for victims' families. Central and state drug regulators have ordered further testing and inspections of related manufacturing units.