Police arrested in the Indian state of Jarkhand seven people who tried to sell six kilograms of uranium, reports India TV channel.
Located in the east of the country of Jarkhand – one of the states in the country where there are uranium mines.
“We seized the substance of yellow and send it experts for testing. It is still unclear how they get a radioactive metal in their hands. During the interrogation in the police, they said that they received him from someone from the state) Western Bengali, and sometimes they say that they got it from the city of Giridih (in Jarkhand) and other places, “said the Police Superintendate Chandan Kumj.
The police added that the investigation is being conducted to delay buyers and establish the purpose of the purchase. At the same time, the police noted that on the packing of uranium it is worth printing with the inscription “Made in the USA”. Experts have to check whether this printing of real or attackers caused it alone.
This is the third case of the withdrawal of uranium in India in individuals over several years and the second in two months – in May of this year, the Police of the Indian state of Maharashtra detained two men who tried to sell over the Internet more than seven kilograms of uranium. According to the Department of Combating Terrorism, Maharashtra, confiscated materials cost about 2.9 million dollars. The Indian Center for Atomic Research Bhabha confirmed that the withdrawn material is highly produced.