Top nuclear expert missing in India

[BanglaBhoot]

One of India's leading nuclear scientists has gone missing in mysterious circumstances provoking fears he has been kidnapped for classified information.

Lokanathan Mahalingam had access to some of the country's most sensitive nuclear information and the government has ordered an inquiry into his disappearance.

Mr Mahalingam, 47, worked at the Kaiga Atomic Power Station in Karnataka, close to Project Seabird, a major military base.

He went for a walk early on Monday morning and has not been seen since.

Authorities are not yet sure whether his disappearance poses a security threat and the Indian Intelligence Bureau is investigating whether he has been eaten by leopards, committed suicide, disappeared wilfully or been kidnapped.

Colleagues said that Mr Mahalingam, who works in the simulator training division of the nuclear power plant, is an introvert with few friends but no enemies.

A manhunt is under way in the 1000 acres of dense forest of the Western Ghats that surrounds the Kaiga plant.

Police played down the threat to classified information, but they have not ruled out the possibility that Mr Mahalingam has been kidnapped by a group attempting to sabotage the plant.

Five years ago, a heavily armed gang attempted to kidnap an official from India's Nuclear Power Corporation in the same forest, but he managed to escape.

"The investigation is being handled at a very high level due to the sensitive nature of the case," an investigating officer said. "At the moment it is a complete mystery and we are looking at every possibility.

"There are man-eating leopards in the jungle so that is a possibility and we are of course looking into whether he has been kidnapped too. There are four separate teams searching for clues and we hope to make a breakthrough soon."

Top nuclear expert missing in India - Telegraph

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

I think someone in Lahore saw him them Gujranwala feasting on chirras!!
They are in Pakistan dude.

 

[BanglaBhoot]

Abducted Indian Nuke Scientist Found Dead

Posted on June 14, 2009 by zh07 | Edit

By Zaheerul Hassan

An Indian television claimed on June 13, 2009 the carcass of Indian famous nuke scientist Lokanathan Mahalingam found from Kali River. The scientist had been mysteriously disappeared from the Kaiga Atomic Power Station on June 8, 2009. The Kaiga plant is located near one of the biggest naval bases, Project Seabird. The scientist was working on the atomic plant since last eight years. Reportedly, he was in possession of highly sensitive information and might be doubted for Indian nuke proliferation. Mahalingam was involved in training apprentices on a replica of the actual reactor. So he had knowledge of working of the reactor.

According to the times of India the Mahalingam went on morning jogging and has been missing since then. As per his family members, he did not carry money or his cell phone with him and went for walk whereas the security guards on duty said that they haven’t seen him leaving the campus. It is mentionable here that he was also disappeared 10 years back once was working at the Kalpakkam atomic station and returned to home after spending about five days. On his return, he expressed that he had gone to seek perfect consolation. But unfortunately, now will never come back to meet his love ones since his family identified the shot dead body of their family head.

It is a matter of global concern that killing of the Mahalingam is not only the first case of murder. Earlier on November 11, 2006, Director of Uttaranchal Space Application Centre, Dr Anil Kumar Tiwari, was also shot dead by an unidentified person near his residence. About six weeks ago, another NPC non-technical employee Ravi Mule was found dead in the township. He too had gone for morning walk. Police have not cracked the earlier cases and similarly still is clue less in the current case of scientist. Moreover, in addition to financial corruptions 152 theft cases of uranium have also been reported and registered with the police since 1984.

The contents revealed in above Para confirmed that the world most treacherous nuke proliferation is going on in India which made her nuclear programme unsafe and the most dangerous too. The Hindu extremists with the help of Indian nuke scientists seem to be involved in illegal transfer of nuclear technology to Israel and some western countries through underworld organizations to generate the funds for the completion of “Maha Baharat agenda.

Coming back to the killing of the Mahalingam, there is a need that case should be investigated while keeping in view the all angles in front. First assumption could be that abduction and killing of the senior scientist Mahalingam resulted due to his involvement in global nuke proliferation. He has been eliminated from the scene by the under world mafia on the instructions of some corrupt political and intelligence “Pundits” involved in nuclear proliferation. Thus, expressed supposition do stamped the revealed hypothesis since so called political gentlemen and intelligence lords were trying to avoid their names publicized. RAW and IB were probing the cases and Mahalingam along with his staffs working on the plant were under surveillance of the agencies since last couple of years.

In this context, the other appealing rationale could be that intelligence agencies deputed for investigating the matter of increased cases of nuclear proliferation might have picked up by them. The scientist was unable to bear the RAW’s physical and mental torture and suffered with death. Thus, the intelligence agency fired the already dead scientist and threw his body into the river to hide extra judicial killing of Mahalingam. Former Anti Terrorist Squad Chief Karkara has also been killed in the similar fashion at the occasion of Mumbai Drama by the RAW.

Anyhow, the abductions and murders have created panic and disappointments in Indian nuke scientists, staff and their families. They are becoming psychological patients because of fear of abduction and fatality. Therefore the working of mentally unstable and unsatisfied staff on nuclear plants is quite risky and might prove deadly for the people residing in the near vicinity of the plants. There is a general perception in the local masses and nuclear analysts that Indian nuclear program is totally in unsafe hands. The nuclear programme has become a hazard to the mankind because of continue leakage of information, accidents and stealing of uranium.

IAEA and US have a chance to improve upon their biased image towards the Muslim world and must poke their noses to investigate the repeated incidents of Indian nuke programme since it has turn into the great security concern to the world peace. Nuclear experts has the opinion that now it has become the moral obligation of Washington too to carry out detailed examination of the plants since she made a nuclear pact with India in 2008. IAEA should have an eye over the Indian nuclear programme, which is becoming quite risky day by day. They must know that nuke proliferation could not be stopped till the time western and American companies are not going to control and ban their own markets involving in nuke equipments smuggling cases. Berkeley Nucleonic Corporation (BNC), an American company and Bhaba Atomic Research Center in India should be black listed and banned immediately. The recent release of US document on the internet is another security concern in the serious circles of the Washington and need to be probing in detail since the list includes both government and civilian nuclear facilities and covering the details and location of nation’s 103 commercial nuclear power reactors. The murder of various Indian scientists, release of American list and provision of nuke equipments to the Indian company seemed to be intermingled and need thorough and serious analysis. Reliable sources reveal that Obama administration is quite seriously thinking over the revision of nuclear pact with New Delhi.

In nutshell, the specious activities of the Indian nuke scientists and the staff working on the nuclear plants are quite alarming for the global security and peace. IAEA should ask India government open her plants for the detailed inspection, restructuring of intelligence set up, reviewing security system of the plants, revision of enrollment procedures, pay structures and enhancement of welfare packages be ensured for avoiding other incidents and involvement of nuke staff in illegal proliferation ( if not permitted by the government ). To keep the staff at ease further harassment and picking up of the nuke employees by the RAW and other various agencies has to be stopped.

Abducted Indian Nuke Scientist Found Dead Pakistan Front

 

[Communist]

Abducted Indian Nuke Scientist Found Dead

"....The contents revealed in above Para confirmed that the world most treacherous nuke proliferation is going on in India which made her nuclear programme unsafe and the most dangerous too. The Hindu extremists with the help of Indian nuke scientists seem to be involved in illegal transfer of nuclear technology to Israel and some western countries through underworld organizations to generate the funds for the completion of “Maha Baharat agenda..."

Very wise words. This Mahalinga case has gone too far, IAEA must act something to stop smuggling of nukes in India which poses a serious threat to the international community.

 

[rubyjackass]

Yeah...
pick bread crumbs over dead bodies.
Thats what you are fit for.
Mr Zahirul Hassan et all

 

[A1Kaid]

Very wise words. This Mahalinga case has gone too far, IAEA must act something to stop smuggling of nukes in India which poses a serious threat to the international community.

Yes that's true the smuggling and unsafe and inadequately guarded nuclear weapons and technology in India are a major danger to the International community. This predicament and precarious crisis in India is a danger to us all and IAEA ought to quickly investigate the situation in India. India must allow IAEA nuclear investigators to examine their nuclear stockpile and their security protocols.

IAEA should also publish a nuclear assessment report on India's nuclear insecurity and/or mishandling. Hopefully, the international community will be aware of this problem soon and take immediate action to prevent further nuclear mishaps and/or the kidnapping of leading Indian nuclear scientist which could bring us dangerous results.

 

[Jako]

Very wise words. This Mahalinga case has gone too far, IAEA must act something to stop smuggling of nukes in India which poses a serious threat to the international community.

why am i not surprised??? Btw,
it has been confirmed that the respected scientist had no access to secretive documents of indian nuclear program..........and the murder case is yet to be confirmed,the fact that his body was recovered within days of his missing,confirms that he was not kidnapped for acquiring 'nuclear secrets'........may the soul of the great man rest in peace,and the souls of the ones who suspect him burn..........the indian nuclear program,is reagarded as one of the safest in the world.......and we know,which nation is reported the most frequently for nuclear prolification suspiscion or due to the lack of safety.......yes the west does bluff in that issue and makes heavy weather out of it,but the lack of the same against india proves everything...regards

 

[Jako]

Another thing, it is actually impossible for any govt to monitor its scientists in every step of life,unless they apply for more security.........so making heavy weather out of it is naive

 

[Communist]

Yes that's true the smuggling and unsafe and inadequately guarded nuclear weapons and technology in India are a major danger to the International community. This predicament and precarious crisis in India is a danger to us all and IAEA ought to quickly investigate the situation in India. India must allow IAEA nuclear investigators to examine their nuclear stockpile and their security protocols.

IAEA should also publish a nuclear assessment report on India's nuclear insecurity and/or mishandling. Hopefully, the international community will be aware of this problem soon and take immediate action to prevent further nuclear mishaps and/or the kidnapping of leading Indian nuclear scientist which could bring us dangerous results.

Agreed. Given the seriousness of this issue, I think, not only a sophisticated organization like the IAEA, but also every body, media, NGOs, Governments and even the common man across the globe should demand the UN security council to take immediate non-proliferation measures in case of India's nuclear projects, as it is a indiscriminating threat to the entire humanity. In this case the UN, if not able to play the role of IAEA, at least take indirect measures by giving sanctions, if India is not ready to respond to the urge of the international community.

 

[paritosh]

Yes that's true the smuggling and unsafe and inadequately guarded nuclear weapons and technology in India are a major danger to the International community. This predicament and precarious crisis in India is a danger to us all and IAEA ought to quickly investigate the situation in India. India must allow IAEA nuclear investigators to examine their nuclear stockpile and their security protocols.

IAEA should also publish a nuclear assessment report on India's nuclear insecurity and/or mishandling. Hopefully, the international community will be aware of this problem soon and take immediate action to prevent further nuclear mishaps and/or the kidnapping of leading Indian nuclear scientist which could bring us dangerous results.

now that is jumping to conclusions A1kaid...
any country that has the ability to produce nuclear weapons...would definitely have the ability to store them(and so would pakistan)
india's nuclear command rests with the civilian govt...so even if say the indian army is badly beaten and fully expended...a frustrated COAS can not go for the nuclear option which i believe might not hold in your case.
you defintely would be knowing how complicated the procedures of nuclear weapon storage are...from what i know...the weapons are stored in parts at different locations which would be normally more than inaccessible...

 

[Communist]

June 13, 2009...7:23 pm
Indian Nuke Proliferation: Abduction of Mahalingam

Indian Nuke Proliferation: Abduction of Mahalingam Pak Alert Press

By Zaheerul Hassan

Indian famous nuke scientist Lokanathan Mahalingam mysteriously disappeared from the Kaiga Atomic Power Station on June 8, 2009. The Kaiga plant is located near one of the biggest naval bases, Project Seabird. The scientist was working on the atomic plant since last eight years. Reportedly, he was in possession of highly sensitive information and might be doubted for Indian nuke proliferation. Mahalingam was involved in training apprentices on a replica of the actual reactor. So he had knowledge of the working of the reactor.

According to the times of India the Mahalingam went on morning jogging and has been missing since then. As per his family members, he did not carry money or his cell phone with him and went for walk whereas the security guards on duty said that they haven’t seen him leaving the campus. It is mentionable here that he was also disappeared 10 years back once was working at the Kalpakkam atomic station and returned to home after spending about five days. On his return, he expressed that he had gone to seek spiritual solace.

About six weeks ago, another NPC non-technical employee Ravi Mule was found dead in the township. He too had gone for morning walk. Police have not cracked the case so far. The police and plant officials are still clueless about his whereabouts. Reportedly, RAW and IB are investigating the matter of increase of cases of Nuclear Proliferation, Thus, there are country wide rumors prevailing in the staff working in the nuclear projects that Intelligence agencies might pick up some more staff and scientists to identify the actual culprits involved in the Uranium theft cases.

The above incident of abduction of the scientist and murder of one of the staff member again confirmed that the security of Indian nuclear programme is highly questionable since its inception. Global powers and IAEA has also showed concern over the kidnapping of the scientist. It is also mentionable here that 152 theft cases of uranium has have reported and registered with the police since 1984.

Indian top listed companies remained engage in illegal importing and exporting of nuclear equipments. For example Berkeley Nucleonic Corporation (BNC), an American company was fined US $ 300,000 for exporting a nuclear component to the Bhaba Atomic Research Center in India and also in December 2005, United States imposed sanctions on two Indian firms for selling missile goods and chemical arms material to Iran in violation of India’s commitment to prevent proliferation. In the same year, Indian scientists, Dr. Surendar and Y S R Prasad had been blacklisted by the US due to their involvement in nuclear theft. Despite expelling of said two scientists, no decrease in cases of Indian nuclear proliferation has been observed. However, India did not made any issue out of it and preferred to keep quite. Again, in December, 2006, a container packed with radioactive material had been stolen from an Indian fortified research atomic facility near Mumbai

In nutshell, the specious activities of the Indian nuke scientists and the staff working on the nuclear plants are quite alarming for the global security and peace.

There is a general perception in the local masses and nuclear analysts that Indian nuclear program is totally in unsafe hands. The nuclear programme became a hazards to the mankind because of continue leakage of information, accidents and stealing of uranium. The American nuclear experts have also showed the serious concern over the US – India nuclear pact which was concluded by Bush Administration in 2008. Reliable sources reveal that Obama administration is quite seriously thinking over the revision of nuclear pact with New Delhi.

The recent release of US document on the internet is another security concern in the serious circles of the Washington. The list includes both government and civilian nuclear facilities and covering the details and location of nation’s 103 commercial nuclear power reactors. The equipment useful in preparation of nuclear device is available in the open American’s markets and reportedly being sold to Indian organization illegally.

Thus it is evident from the above narrated facts that the release of US nukes document, selling of equipment in local American market, theft cases of Indian Uranium, disappearance and abduction of Indian Senior Nuke Scientist seem to be correlated to each other. Probably, there are chances that a chain of International nuclear smugglers headed by some Indian boss / authority is in action from their headquarters located in India. The transferring of nuke technology unlawfully to Israel and India has been instrumented through this underworld organization. Interestingly, KGB and CIA though remained dagger drawn with each other on the nuke issue but never tried to unearth the Indian – Israel nuke capability in detail. Some nuke defence and political analyst reveled that the new cold war between Russia and US has again been started. The release of American documents on internet might be done by some KGB agents present in pentagon. It is also a known fact that Indian nuke programme have been launched with help of former USSR. It is also possible that the kidnapped scientist would be having connection with Russia. Thus CIA abducted him to know the actual facts and information of Indian nuke programme.

In short, IAEA should have an eye over the Indian nuclear program. UNO should prove her worth to stop Indian nuclear proliferation which is becoming quite risky day by day. The US watch dog (IAEA) should help India in stopping the world most dangerous proliferation. At the same time US should depute some intelligence agency to carry out detailed investigation with the view to further proliferation of her nuclear equipment in the local markets to rest of the world.

 

[Communist]

After US, Indian Nuclear Security Breached!

After US, Indian Nuclear Security Breached! Pak Alert Press

Both India and the United States have been quite vocal in the recent past voicing ‘concerns’ about Pakistan’s nuclear security and raising false alarms about Pakistan’s nuclear weapons ‘falling to the Taliban’. In an ironic twist, the nuclear safeguards of both these nations have been breached within days of each other, raising fresh doubts about the safety of their own nuclear weapons. Pakistan’s nuclear command and control system, on the other hand, continues to be one of the most advanced in the world.

The governments and media of the two most vocal countries raising false alarms about the safety of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program have some home truths to contend with first.

After the recent US nuclear security blunder, reports are coming in from India that a top nuclear scientist – with access to sensitive information – has been missing for FOUR days.

L Mahalingam, a top nuclear scientist working at the Kaiga nuclear facility in the Karwar district of Karnataka has been missing since Monday morning.

Mahalingam, who hails from Anna Nagar in Chennai, had gone for his usual morning walk on Monday and has not returned ever since. Although no ransom note or call has been received till now, his wife Vinayaka Sundari is not ruling out kidnap and has since filed an FIR at the Mallapur police station.

The missing nuclear scientist is one of the top officials working in the training section – with access to sensitive documents – of the very important facility tucked away in the remote Karwar region bordering Goa, near to the where the Indian armed forces are building one of their biggest bases – Project Seabird.

“Intensive search is being carried out round the clock by a 40-member team comprising the CISF and local police personnel to trace N Mahalingam, missing since June 8 from the Kaiga township,” Superintendent of Police, Uttara Kannada Raman Gupta told.

Ahmed Quraishi on the weak US and Indian Nuclear Safeguards

Just last week, Pakistanis were laughing as a sensitive list of U.S. nuclear sites was mistakenly posted on Internet, the latest in a series of American nuclear security breaches that Pakistanis say places the United States as the world’s most dangerous nuclear power.

In 2007 a U.S. air force jet flew across the country without the pilot realizing he was carrying nuclear warheads more than ten times the Hiroshima bombs.

Pakistan’s nuclear community is yet to commit any blunders of this scale, although a Pakistani newspaper reported last week that the U.S. government secretly recruited 12 Pakistani scientists and technicians in 1978 to plan sabotage from within designed to look like a nuclear accident. The ISI aborted the CIA plan. Pakistan’s President Zia telephoned President Carter and strongly protested.

So if Pakistan ever came close to a nuclear accident, it was because of American mischief.

The U.S. media has been running an anti-Pakistan demonization campaign since 2007 and has intensified it in recent weeks with deliberate official and intelligence leaks, portraying Pakistani nuclear safeguards as weak and trying to convince the world that Pakistan was unable to protect its weapons.

The U.S. campaign is based on lies and cooked intelligence at best. Pakistan’s nuclear command and control system is probably the most advanced in the world, building on the work of the earlier nuclear powers. In fact, independent nuclear experts realize that the Pakistani nuclear command structure is more advanced than the one India has. India is a late entrant to the nuclear safeguards debate. U.S. officials were stunned during the negotiations for the U.S.-India nuclear technology transfer deal to discover how inadeuqate Indian nuclear safeguards were.


About six weeks ago, another NPC non-technical employee Ravi Mule was found dead in the township. He too had gone for morning walk. Police have not cracked the case so far. The police and plant officials are still clueless about his whereabouts. Reportedly, RAW and IB are investigating the matter of increase of cases of Nuclear Proliferation, Thus, there are country wide rumors prevailing in the staff working in the nuclear projects that Intelligence agencies might pick up some more staff and scientists to identify the actual culprits involved in the Uranium theft cases.

The above incident of abduction of the scientist and murder of one of the staff member again confirmed that the security of Indian nuclear programme is highly questionable since its inception. Global powers and IAEA has also showed concern over the kidnapping of the scientist. It is also mentionable here that 152 theft cases of uranium has have reported and registered with the police since 1984.

Indian top listed companies remained engage in illegal importing and exporting of nuclear equipments. For example Berkeley Nucleonic Corporation (BNC), an American company was fined US $ 300,000 for exporting a nuclear component to the Bhaba Atomic Research Center in India and also in December 2005, United States imposed sanctions on two Indian firms for selling missile goods and chemical arms material to Iran in violation of India’s commitment to prevent proliferation. In the same year, Indian scientists, Dr. Surendar and Y S R Prasad had been blacklisted by the US due to their involvement in nuclear theft. Despite expelling of said two scientists, no decrease in cases of Indian nuclear proliferation has been observed. However, India did not made any issue out of it and preferred to keep quite. Again, in December, 2006, a container packed with radioactive material had been stolen from an Indian fortified research atomic facility near Mumbai.

In nutshell, the specious activities of the Indian nuke scientists and the staff working on the nuclear plants are quite alarming for the global security and peace.

 

[Goodperson]

One of India's leading nuclear scientists has gone missing in mysterious circumstances provoking fears he has been kidnapped for classified information.
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Was missing nuclear scientist a deep rooted conspiracy by RAW against Bangladesh ? Good material to author new anti India book and has potential to sell like hot cakes.

 

[pakomar]

I think US should consider that India nukes are unsafe and left Pakistan alone.
Today missing scientist tomorrow missing nukes.

 

[glomex]

What a great...moronic story..... Did anyone notice or cared to find out that this scientist was working with Kaiga Atomic Power Station that falls under National Thermal Power Corporation and was a part of the organization that was responsible for Electricity Generation from Atomic energy.

He was a part of Civil Nuclear Infrastructure and not any Defence organization and was not working towards Indian Nuclear Defense Program.


Since when did Civil Nuclear Infrastructure become a Part of Nuclear defense organization........



Whats all the fuss about......



More details:

Kaiga is a nuclear power station situated at Kaiga in Uttar Kannada district in Karnataka, India. The plant has been in operation since March 2000 and is operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India.

It has four units with one still under construction. The two oldest units comprise the west half of the site and the two newer units are adjoining the east side of the site. All of the four are small-sized Candu plants of 220 MW.



Mahalingam worked in the Simulator Training Division of the Kaiga atomic power station and reportedly made simulator devices. A top scientist, dismissing fears of sensitive nuclear information leaking out says, “It’s highly unlikely that this man has been kidnapped – he was not in the ‘inner circle’ and, given our system, he had access only to information related to his limited domain. Certainly, zero access to any weapons-related information.”


http://asiantribune.com/06/13/kaiga-atomic-scientist’s-mysterious-disappearance/


Search.....Find and Read ....then understand and then puke out...... Don't hog semi cooked information as that causes dillusionment and gullibility.