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Pak expresses concern on seizure of uranium from unauthorised persons in India - MoFA Pakistan

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Pakistan calls for 'thorough investigation' after seizure of over 7kg of uranium in India

  • "Security of nuclear materials should be the top priority for all countries," FO said.
  • Two men in the western Maharashtra state of India were arrested for illegally possessing over seven kilograms (15.4 pounds) of natural uranium.

Aisha Mahmood
08 May 2021


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Pakistan has called for a thorough investigation of the seizure of more than seven kilograms of natural uranium from unauthorized persons in India.

Earlier, two men in the western Maharashtra state of India were arrested for illegally possessing over seven kilograms (15.4 pounds) of natural uranium. The confiscated material worth around $2.9 million, is highly radioactive and dangerous to human life.

The two accused identified as Jigar Pandya and Abu Tahir were remanded in the custody of the anti-terrorism squad till May 12. Police said they are being interrogated to know the source of the seized material and where it would be sent, Anadolu Agency reported.

In a statement, the Foreign Office (FO) expressed serious concern and said that the security of nuclear materials should be the top priority for all countries.

"There is a need for thorough investigation of the matter as to how such sizeable quantity of uranium could become available outside any state control and identify the gaps which made this possible," FO statement said.



 
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lmao you could buy processed uranium off ebay a few years back... this is just uranium ore i presume? whoever stole wont be making a bomb anytime soon

It seems there is a Bangladeshi connection to it as well judging by your expert take on the matter.
 
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Oxygen is of higher value at this moment. Look at Bhartis and their priorities.. what a bat shit crazy nation.
 
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India
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has a long history of uranium theft incidents. Let's take a look!

November 1994:
Meghalaya Police seized 2.5 kg of uranium from a gang of four smugglers in Domiasiat region

June 1998:
A federal politician was arrested near the West Bengal border with 100 kilograms of uranium.

July 1998:
CBI unearthed a major racket in theft of uranium in Tamil Nadu with seizure of over 8 kg of the nuclear material

May 2000:
Mumbai Police seized 8.3 kg of uranium.
August 2001:

West Bengal Police arrested 2 men with more than 200gm of semi-processed uranium

2003:
A gang was caught in a village on Bangladesh border with 225 grams of milled uranium.

December 2006:
A container packed with radioactive material was stolen from a fortified research facility in eastern India.

February 2008:
The police seized 4 kg of uranium in Supaul district along the Indo-Nepal border.

December 2009:
The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch arrested three people for illegal possession of 5 kg of depleted uranium.

December 2016:
Police seized almost 9 kg of depleted uranium in the Thane area of Maharashtra.


On 6th May 2021 The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two men with 7-kg of natural uranium worth $2.9 million in Mumbai.


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And this is the country given access to NSG. Like i said in another thread the hypocrisy of Western world in particular the US knows no bounds.
If this would have been Pakistan, all hell would have broken lose by now.
 
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