Mumbai Police arrests three with Yellowcake

Mumbai, Dec 8 (ANI): The Mumbai Crime Branch Police have arrested three persons with five kilograms of uranium in Panvel, Navi Mumbai here.

According to the information received from the Police sources, the three people have been arrested with Yellowcake that is used in the preparation of uranium for nuclear fuel.

The seized uranium has been sent to the Bhava Atomic Research Center for testing.

The officials at the Department of Atomic Energy said the Mumbai Police has sent the sample of the uranium for testing.

The uranium has been identified as "useless" or a depleted one and cannot be used for making explosive materials. (ANI)