Two men arrested with 7 kg radioactive uranium in Mumbai

Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) arrested two persons with 7 kg uranium. Very explosive and radioactive material. The price of 7 kg uranium is Rs 21 crore.  Defendant tested uranium in a private lab for sanctity.  The lab is now on the scanner as well. If uranium goes into the wrong hands it can be very deadly.  An FIR has been lodged against an officer of the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BAR) in Mumbai and further investigation is underway. 

The case has been registered under the Atomic Energy Act. On February 14, PI Bhalekar was informed that Jigar Pandya, a resident of Thane, was going to sell uranium pieces illegally. The ATS then set a trap and caught Jigar Pandya. 

During the investigation, it was found that these pieces of uranium were given to him by Abu Tahir, a resident of Mankhurd. Instantly, officers and officers of the Nagpada unit reached the Kurla Scrap Association in Mankhurd, Mumbai and arrested Abu Tahir.  Natural uranium is reported to be highly radioactive and dangerous to human life.  Two accused have been arrested for illegal possession of uranium worth Rs 21.30 crore.