Two people arrested with suspected radioactive material Californium near Kolkata airport
The West Bengal Crime Investigation Department has arrested two persons from an area near the Kolkata airport for illegal possession of radioactive substances, which have an "estimated worth of Rs 4,250 crore", a senior officer said on Thursday. Two people identified as Sailan Karmakar and Asit Ghosh were arrested by the CID officers. Accused Sailan Karmakar and Asit Ghosh are the residents of the Hooghly district. CID officers recovered four pieces of ash-colored stones weighed about 250.5 grams. As per the source, all the material entered the city from Karnataka via railways. According to preliminary investigation, it is revealed that the seized articles might be Californium, which is a radioactive metal as per internet source. Cost of Californium is roughly 17 crores per grams as per Indian currency. What is Californium.? Californium is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Cf and atomic number 98. The element was first synthesized in 1950 at the Lawrence Berkel...