2024-08-14 17:34:40
Islamabad: These days Pakistan is busy in shouting loudly in front of the world and badmouthing India. For this Pakistan has got new material from Bihar. Actually, a few days ago police recovered radioactive material in Gopalganj district of Bihar. This material was being smuggled, but police took action on the information of an informer and confiscated it. Now Pakistan has started cashing in on this issue. It is trying to prove at the international level that black marketing of radioactive material is going on in India.
What did Pakistan’s Foreign Office say
Pakistan’s Foreign Office issued a statement saying, “Pakistan is deeply concerned by the repeated reports of incidents of theft and illicit sale of nuclear and other radioactive materials in India. These repeated incidents raise questions about the steps taken by New Delhi to ensure the security of nuclear and other radioactive materials.”
Which radioactive substance was found in Bihar
On Friday, the police found a radioactive substance called Californium worth Rs 850 crore in Kuchaykot in Gopalganj district of Bihar. A team from Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai has reached Gopalganj to investigate this substance. Apart from this, a team of FSL is also investigating this radioactive substance. The team is trying to find out where this Californium was produced and from which laboratory it was stolen.
Such incidents have happened in India before
Even before this, the police in India had seized radioactive material worth crores of rupees. In June 2021, seven people were arrested with 6.4 kg of uranium in Jharkhand. While in May 2021, people were arrested for trying to sell 7 kg of natural uranium. In February 2022, eight people including two Indians were caught selling uranium-like substance in Nepal.
Cases of radioactive material smuggling in the world
Last year, at least 168 cases of theft or loss of nuclear and radioactive material were reported in 31 countries across the world. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised serious concerns about six of these incidents. In the last 30 years, 4,243 suspected cases of smuggling or theft of radioactive material have been registered worldwide.