The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday took over the case of recovery of natural uranium worth more than ₹21 crore in Maharashtra. As much as 7.1 kg of uranium was seized from Jigar Jayesh Pandya and Abu Tahir Afzal Choudhary the night of May 5. The investigating agency had on Friday sought a detailed report about the uranium seizure from the ATS, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying. The seized uranium was also sent to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at Trombay for analysis, said another official, reported the news agency. BARC's report mentioned that the seized substance was natural uranium that is "highly radioactive and dangerous to human life".

Source: Hindustan Times May 09, 2021 12:00 UTC