NIA begins probe into seizure of Rs 27 crore worth uranium in Mumbai
New Delhi, May 10: The National Investigation Agency has taken over the probe following the recovery of natural uranium in Mumbai.
The case relates to the seizure of 7.1 kgs of 'Natural Uranium' having value of about Rs 21.30 crores from illegal possession of accused persons Jigar Jayesh Pandya and Abu Tahir Afzal Choudhary. The case relates to the seizure of 7.1 kgs of 'Natural Uranium' having value of about Rs 21.30 crores from illegal possession of accused persons Jigar Jayesh Pandya and Abu Tahir Afzal Choudhary, the NIA said in a note.
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On
May
5,
the
Maharashtra
ATS
has
arrested
two
men
who
were
in
possession
of
uranium.
Officials
tell
OneIndia
that
Pandya
and
Tahir
had
been
trying
to
sell
the
uranium
online
for
Rs
25
crore.
A dummy customer was sent by the Maharashtra ATS, who in turn secured a sample of the same.
The sample was then sent to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, following which it was confirmed that it was uranium. Preliminary investigations reveal that Tahir's father opens scrap yard in Mankhurd and had bought a truck filled with factory waste two years back. The uranium was part of this waste, the probe has found. The official cited above said that it is not clear as of now, how they managed to get their hands on the radioactive material.