Chandigarh, Aug. 23 -- Chandigarh Police on Saturday registered an FIR under Sections 4(b) and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act at Police Station 36, on the basis of specific intelligence regarding the movement of suspected operatives associated with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in Chandigarh.

Acting on the intelligence, a police team apprehended three persons, namely: Lovepreet Singh, aged 19 years; Jashanpreet Singh @ Jashandeep, aged 21 years; and Prabhpreet Singh @ Prabh, aged 19 years.

During the operation, the following items were recovered: Approximately 5 kg of gelatin stick explosives, one detonator, a power source and a remotely operated system, one pistol and one magazine, and five live cartridges.

Preliminary investig...