Mr. Adityanath said no deaths due to codeine cough syrups had come to the government’s notice. He said that during the investigation, some of the accused were found to be linked with the Samajwadi Party (SP). “No deaths due to codeine cough syrup have come to the government’s notice. In U.P., there are only stockists and wholesalers of codeine cough syrup. A multi-agency probe is ongoing over illegal stocking, transportation, trading, and cross-border trading of codeine- based cough syrup.

Source: The Hindu December 22, 2025 10:19 UTC