THREE PERSONS HELD WITH URANIUM IN MUMBAI

3 HELD WITH URANIUM

In a msjor catch for the Mumbai police deptt.,

three persons have been charged with the

illegal possessment of 5 kgs. of "depleted

uranium (DU)" even as the Atomic Energy

Regulatory Board said the seized material did

not pose any radiological hazard or security

threat.

The arrested persons, Premsingh, Srinivas

and Tulsidas were arrested yesterday and

produced in the court today where the Judge

remanded them to police custody till

December 12.

Prem Singh was held in Panvel, Srinivas and

Tulsidas were arrested from Vashi in Navi

Mumbai and Ghatkopar in northeast Mumbai.

The accused have been arrested under

section 24(1) (a) of atomic energy act.

Processing such materials without a licence

from the Union Government is in

contravention of Atomic Energy Act, which

prescribes punishment of five years with or

without fine.

DR. NAVRAJ SINGH SANDHU (PAHS-1)

FOR ‘groundreport.com’.