UNNATURAL DEATHS OF INDIAN SCIENTISTS: TARGETED KILLING OR WEAK PSYCHE THE REASON
Backdrop Timeline of Deaths of Indian Nuclear Scientists 1966 : Dr Homi Jhangir Bhabha, Indian nuclear physicist, died in an air crash in 1966 in the Swiss Alps near Mont Blanc, shortly after he publicly stated India could produce a nuclear device in a short time. Debris of the Air India flight 101 was never found. Conspiracy theories pointed finger at CIA. 2004 : An armed group with sophisticated weaponry allegedly tried to abduct an official from India's Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC). 2004 : NPC employee, Ravi Mule murdered. June 2009 : Death of Nuclear scientist Lokanathan Mahalingam classified as suicide. The body was found 5 days after death in a river and was cremated before the DNA tests were released. Dec 2009 : Umang Singh and Partha Pratim Bag young nuclear researchers at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), found burnt to death in a mysterious fire. Forensic reports said there was nothing in the room that was inflammable which indicated foul play in the case. Feb ...