Who Is Killing India's Nuclear Scientists?

Trombay, the site of India's first atomic reactor. (Photo via)

India's Nuclear Scientists Keep Dying Mysteriously -- Joseph Cox, Vice

Indian nuclear scientists haven't had an easy time of it over the past decade. Not only has the scientific community been plagued by "suicides," unexplained deaths, and sabotage, but those incidents have gone mostly underreported in the country—diluting public interest and leaving the cases quickly cast off by police.

Last month, two high-ranking engineers—KK Josh and Abhish Shivam—on India's first nuclear-powered submarine were found on railway tracks by workers. They were pulled from the line before a train could crush them, but were already dead. No marks were found on the bodies, so it was clear they hadn't been hit by a moving train, and reports allege they were poisoned elsewhere before being placed on the tracks to make the deaths look either accidental or like a suicide. The media and the Ministry of Defence, however, described the incident as a routine accident and didn't investigate any further.

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My Comment: The deaths of so many Indian nuclear scientists is disturbing .... but I concur with the article's point that the Indian government's lack of concern to get to the bottom of this is even more disturbing.