2 men arrested, over 7kg of uranium seized in India

[HAIDER]

2 men arrested, over 7kg of uranium seized in India
Anadolu AgencyPublished May 7, 2021 - Updated about 8 hours ago
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The case was registered on Wednesday after a report from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai confirmed the seized material is highly radioactive. — Photo courtesy Hindustan Times
Indian police seized over seven kilogrammes (15.4 pounds) of natural uranium and arrested two men in the western Maharashtra state for “illegally possessing” the highly radioactive substance, an authority said on Thursday.
According to the anti-terrorism squad in Maharashtra, the confiscated material is worth around $2.9 million and an investigation into the case is under way.
“We had received information that one person identified as Jigar Pandya was going to illegally sell pieces of uranium substance, a trap was laid and he was arrested,” the Maharashtra police said.
“Investigation into the case revealed that another person identified as Abu Tahir gave him these pieces of uranium.”
The police said a huge quantity of substance was recovered when Tahir was apprehended.
The case was registered on Wednesday after a report from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai confirmed the seized material is highly radioactive.
“A report was received that the substance is natural uranium. It’s highly radioactive and dangerous to human life,” the police said.
A police official told Anadolu Agency on the condition of anonymity that the accused are being questioned to know the source of the seized material and where it would be sent.
According to local news agency Press Trust of India, the two accused appeared before a local court on Wednesday which remanded them in the custody of the anti-terrorism squad till May 12.
It is the second time in India that such a highly radioactive substance has been seized by police in recent years. In 2016, police seized almost 9kg (19.8 pounds) of depleted uranium in the Thane area of Maharashtra.
Uranium is used in several areas, including nuclear explosives and medical techniques.

 

[Aspen]

I cannot wait to hear the story behind this.

 

[HAIDER]

This is the one caught and how many slipped away. Extremely dangerous.

 

[Aspen]

How many doctors have weapons of mass destruction?

 

[HAIDER]

How many doctors have weapons of mass destruction?

Abu Tahir ..... lol .... they already assigned a name ... seems it big clan working under their nose. Soon Abu Tahir will be ISI agent or Pakistani ... lolzzzzzzzzz

 

[GumNaam]

can't you indians keep anything locked up???

 

[Dalit]

I am sure the Indian gentlemen had noble intentions.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

I am sure the Indian gentlemen had noble intentions.

It was for cancer treatment.

 

[That Guy]

So it's natural uranium?

"Scientists have detected no harmful radiation effects of natural levels of uranium."

https://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/u.htm#ixzz6uCiwCdhn

This is a non-story.

 

[Trango Towers]

I cannot wait to hear the story behind this.

But pakistans nuclear program is not safe

 

[Akatosh]

I cannot wait to hear the story behind this.

This is the one caught and how many slipped away. Extremely dangerous.

It's natural uranium oxide so it is No big deal.
It is used in many industral applications and equipment and was acquired by these guys (who owned a scrap shop) from a factory refuse dump

 

[aamirzs]

Natural uranium is made weapons-grade through isotopic enrichment. Initially only about 0.7% of it is fissile U-235, with the rest being almost entirely uranium-238 (U-238). They are separated by their differing masses. Highly enriched uranium is considered weapons-grade when it has been enriched to about 90% U-235.

 

[Saleet]

It's natural uranium oxide so it is No big deal.

Yea It could be if its exact name is Urine Oxide.... Cowz its not a big deal in India. !!

 

[maverick1977]

It's natural uranium oxide so it is No big deal.
It is used in many industral applications and equipment and was acquired by these guys (who owned a scrap shop) from a factory refuse dump

can be made into a dirty bomb moron.. stuff that thing with wxploaive and spread radioactive material, and u are calling no big deal, idiot.

 

[Akatosh]

can be made into a dirty bomb moron.. stuff that thing with wxploaive and spread radioactive ☢ material, and u are calling no big deal, idiot.

No. Because of the very minute level of U-235 it won't be any more lethal than toxic matters like lead or mercury or arsenic