Poisonous Coldrif: Betul boy in coma for 128 days dies at AIIMS Nagpur | Nagpur Information – The Occasions of India

Nagpur: Days after turning 4, Harsh Yaduwanshi, who slipped into coma after being administered the poisonous cough syrup, Coldrif, died at AIIMS Nagpur late Sunday after remaining in a coma for 128 days, officers stated.With Harsh’s demise, the toll within the Coldrif cough syrup incident rose to 25, most of them kids from the Parasia block of Chhindwara district. Whereas Coldrif victims continued to succumb in Sept-Oct 2025, Harsh’s demise got here after a spot of 4 months. Ambika Vishwakarma of Chourai tehsil in Chhindwara was the final youngster to die within the tragedy on October 15, 2025. Harsh was admitted to AIIMS with renal failure and swelling of the mind.A resident of Tikabarri village in Betul district bordering Chhindwara, he battled for all times on ventilator help since September 26 and didn’t show any motion or mind exercise on this interval. The kid turned 4 on January 17, however remained unconscious all through his hospitalisation. A autopsy examination was carried out on Monday, after which the physique was handed over to the household. Harsh’s mom, Radha, who remained by his bedside all alongside, had just lately returned to Betul to handle his youthful sibling. Harsh’s father was in jail when he went right into a coma and hasn’t seen him even after he acquired bail.Relations stated Harsh was present process remedy in Parasia, Chhindwara, when his situation worsened after he was administered Coldrif. The disaster got here to mild in October 2025, when a number of kids in Parasia city fell critically sick after consuming the cough syrup, reporting signs corresponding to vomiting, fever and lack of ability to urinate. Investigations later revealed the medication contained diethylene glycol, a extremely poisonous industrial chemical recognized to trigger acute kidney failure.Whereas Harsh succumbed after a chronic battle, the episode additionally noticed a uncommon survivor — five-year-old Kunal Yaduwanshi from Parasia, who was rushed to AIIMS Nagpur on September 11 with acute renal failure and likewise slipped into coma. Kunal made a outstanding restoration after 114 days of remedy and returned residence earlier this week. Docs described Kunal’s survival as extraordinary, noting he’s the one youngster aged 5 years or beneath to get well from the poisonous publicity.Kunal suffered extreme kidney and mind harm, multi-organ dysfunction and almost absent brainstem reflexes. He was positioned on mechanical air flow and underwent emergency dialysis inside hours of admission. His restoration introduced reduction to his household, who exhausted their financial savings and spent over Rs 6 lakh on remedy earlier than shifting to govt hospitals.