No radioactive substance leak at Indira Gandhi International Airport, say atomic regulatory board and Delhi government. Organic liquid from another consignment spilled over the cargo carried by Turkish airlines; no radioactive substance involved, says the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.


This morning, reports of a leak of radioactive substance from a consignment unloaded from a Turkish Airlines plane at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, suspended cargo operations for a while.


The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had said the leak has been "plugged" and a team from the atomic energy department is on the spot.


The matter came to light when a pair of loaders felt irritation while handling containers that arrived on board a Turkish Airlines craft at 4:35 am.


Leakage was observed from four of the 10 containers of 13 kg each that were imported from Turkey.


The National Disaster Response Force was called in to check the substance and contain and plug the leak, sources said.