Varanasi. In the case registered so far by the Food Safety and Drug Administration (Uttar Pradesh) on illegal trade of cough syrup and narcotics category drugs containing codeine, licenses of 87 firms have been suspended. In the investigation started after the death of children in two states due to drinking cough syrup containing codeine, maximum FIR was registered against 28 firms in Varanasi. In this, there is an FIR against 12 firms in Jaunpur. The total number of actions taken against firms from Varanasi, Jaunpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Sultanpur, Chandauli, Bahraich, Ghazipur is 87. In which FIR and cancellation action has been taken against these firms.

According to the Food Safety and Drug Administration, Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Upadhyay’s firm Radhika Enprise, recognized as a big firm in Varanasi, Akash Pathak’s Med Remedy, Amit Jaiswal’s Shree Hari Pharma, Vishal Sonkar’s Vishwanath Medical Agency, Sachin Pandey’s Soumya Medical Agency, Ghanshyam’s Shriram Pharma, Abhinav Yadav’s Khatu Pharma, Badal Arya’s Kaal Bhairav Traders, Sachin Yadav’s Vindhyavasini Traders, Rahul An FIR has been registered against Jaiswal’s Shyam Pharma, etc. in the case of cough syrup containing codeine and their license has been suspended.