Panchkula, June 19 -- Kalka police on Wednesday arrested five armed men who were allegedly planning to carry out a robbery in the area. According to the police, an illegal foreign-made pistol, six live cartridges, iron rods, a gandasi, a sharp-pointed weapon (spear), and a Honda City car without a registration plate were seized from their possession.

The accused, Bablu, Ritik alias Mangu, Navish Kumar alias Nanu, Deepak Kumar and Khushdeep Singh alias Nirmal, are all residents of Malout in Punjab's Muktsar district. Police said the accused had been absconding after allegedly opening fire during a gang war there.

According to assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Kalka Ashish Kumar, the police received a tip-off on June 17 that a group ...