Sarfaraz was arrested by Bihar police for blackmailing his ex-girlfriend. He gave her number to Imtiaz to blackmail her. They demanded Rs 30 lakh and a night with Sarfaraz.
The arrested persons were reportedly trying to sell the radioactive substance for several months. They also had an alleged 'lab test report' from IIT Madras. After police made inquiries with the IIT Madras, the so-called 'lab test report' was found to be fake.
The 53-year-old technical assistant at a government institution in Nalanda, Sanjeev Mukhiya, is the focus of the investigation of the Bihar Economic Offences Unit (EOU).