23 get jail terms in Uzbekistan over Indian cough syrup deaths - Newspaper
The defendants, including one Indian national, faced jail terms ranging from two to 20 years.
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The defendants, including one Indian national, faced jail terms ranging from two to 20 years.
The Central Asian nation had previously reported 65 deaths linked to the medicines, but last month the prosecutors at the Tashkent city court updated the death toll and said two more people had been charged during the hearings.
Uzbekistan’s court on Monday sentenced 23 people including an Indian to prison over the brutal death of about 68 children that were linked to contaminated cough syrups that were produced by India’s Marion Biotech, following a six-month-long trial. The Central Asian country had previously stated that 65 fatalities were associated with the medications. However, last […] - Newsx
Families of the 68 dead children to get $80,000 each as compensation
Approximately 18 children were reported dead last year due to contaminated medicine