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"I refused to go in. They pulled me up the stairs and gave me a sedative to get me inside."

Prosecutors alleged that the man, who has not been publicly named, injected his mostly elderly patients with painkillers or sedatives in an effort to ease his workload during shifts overnight.

Cough syrups broadly fall into two types - sedatives that help the child rest, and bronchodilators that ease breathing - and doctors usually prescribe one or the other, not a mix.

"He was known for using sedatives and had given policemen the slip not only in Delhi but in several other cities around the world. There was no reason for anyone to trust him," he says.

A trial date has been set for a man who was arrested after children fell ill at a summer camp, where sweets were allegedly laced with sedatives.