Security was put on high alert a packet possibly containing uranium explosives was recovered from a residential area in Manipur along the Indo-Myanmar border on Monday. This comes at times when the security is already beefed-up in the surrounding areas due to ongoing Loksabha elections.

The packet was found from outside of a house in Moreh Town’s Ward No 7 at around 8:30 am. Showing intelligence, the resident of the house took the packet away from the residential area to an open ground and informed the police.

The police found it was a metal package carrying a tag of Uranium Cooperation of India Limited and also the inscriptions “Explosive No. 337/99% Proven 425. Volt 2014”, “Govt. use only not for sale powder 99 percent refined”, of Department of Atomic Mineral (AMD), Director of Atomic Explosion Research Centre North East Region Shillong, Government of India.

Bomb experts from Assam Rifles, police and technical teams of other security agencies were called in for examining the package. However, seeing the inscriptions on the package indicating possible Uranium content, the object was cordoned off by the security forces.

A source from the Assam Rifles said, “The object was left alone for we are not so sure what is inside the package. Let the expert team come and check.” The district authority has sought help from Manipur University Chemistry department and other science experts from premier institution of the state.

Vikramjit, Superintendent of Police, Tengnoupal, said, “There is nothing to worry. I don’t think it is an explosive device. But we have called in the experts”. The Assam Rifles last Monday sealed the unauthorised gates along the border besides checking credentials of visitors at the two authorized gates.

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