With the help of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, one of the teams formed by the police found the radioactive source, Rajahmundry urban district superintendent of police Shemushi Bajpai said. "We located the source in an iron scrap shop in Kalidindi. The material was being sent to Rajahmundry by a special vehicle with police security," she said, adding that no arrests have been made so far. Bajpai said the police are still figuring out how the substance — which was not harmful since the radiation of the missing isotope was kept inside a lead container — reached the scrap shop.
An internal inquiry has been ordered, ONGC officials said. The SP said, "Since the material involved is a radioactive source, we are giving preliminary information to allay the fear among the general public," and added that more information will be revealed after further investigation.