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Shockingly, radioactive material allegedly stolen from a government facility was found in a house in Dehradun, following which the police arrested five persons. Locals informed the police about the presence of suspicious persons, following which the police raided the house. The suspects were arrested from a house in Brook and Woods Colony on Rajpur Road in Dehradun.
The arrested suspects are from Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, told ANI that the police have detained five suspects who were found in possession of radioactive materials and a radiography camera.
He mentioned that when the authorities tried to open the box, the suspect warned that it might be difficult to open it due to the radioactive chemicals inside. During the interrogation, Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh told ANI that the suspect planned to exchange the radioactive material box for crores of rupees.
The National Security Agency said that after investigation, the intelligence agencies and the National Disaster Relief Foundation team found that the box contained radioactive materials. NSA Director General Ajay Singh said that they also contacted the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, a top institution. Further investigation is underway.
The regulation of radioactive substances is governed by the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. The central government can prohibit the manufacture, possession, use, transfer, export, import, transportation and disposal of radioactive substances without written consent. Radiographic cameras use X-rays or gamma rays to create images of an object or the inside of the body. These images can be used to inspect industrial objects. (Information provided by ANI)
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