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Police recognise radiation risk, seek warning devices

Delhi Police to buy radiation meters, Prokerala.com 16 April 2010, After having been caught unprepared during the radio-active Cobalt 60 exposure in the capital that affected seven people, the Delhi Police is now procuring sophisticated devices to monitor radiation………….
Scrap metal dealer Deepak Jain, the first victim of the radiation exposure whose body turned black after he touched the radioactive source, had a considerably suppressed bone marrow and is hospitalised in Indraprastha Apollo hospital.

Five other victims — Gaurav, Rajendra Prasad, Ramjee Yadav, Ram Kalap and Himanshu Jain — were admitted to AIIMS.

Around half a kilometre of the area was sealed by the police as a precautionary measure, and later the substance was isolated and the area cordoned off.

Nearly a week after the first source of radiation, another Cobalt 60 source was found in the same scrap market April 13. The source which was 400 metres from the initial radiation exposure was located and isolated.

A seventh victim, Babulal, exposed to radiation, was hospitalised in AIIMS……

Delhi Police to buy radiation meters

April 17, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive, uranium