Araria (Bihar): In a huge haul, police seized two kg of uranium at Biratnagar on the Indo-Nepal border on Friday. Besides, 15 persons were also arrested. The smugglers were carrying the prohibited goods and were trying to smuggle the highly radioactive material to foreign countries via India. The smugglers were planning to sneak into Bihar on the Indian side of the border somewhere at Jogbani in the Araria district of the state, police said.
The arrested smugglers, who were in possession of two kg of uranium and other incriminating material, were staying at two separate hotels at Biratnagar in Nepal. They were planning to enter the Indian side of the border via Kathmandu. The carriers of the contraband goods had been planning to sneak into the Indian side at Jogbani the border town in the Araria district of Bihar. But, their plan was foiled by the Nepal police. The huge haul of radioactive material has set the alarm bell ringing for the Indian security agencies.
In Nepal, Morang SP Shantiraj Koirala while confirming the seizures said that the huge haul of uranium weighing around two kg, including other suspicious goods, was recovered from two separate hotels at Biratnagar in the Himalayan nation. The smugglers with the contraband goods were planning to sneak into the Indian borders through Kathmandu. But, their plan was foiled and they were arrested from two separate hotels in Kathmandu, the SP added.
