India, May 24 -- The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested three alleged operatives linked to the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang and seized three sophisticated "Made in China" pistols along with 45 live cartridges from their possession, officials said on Saturday. Investigators are now probing why the accused had brought the weapons to Mumbai and whether the city was being prepared for another high-profile gang operation.

The arrests were made by the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch near St George's Hospital on P D'Mello Road in South Mumbai after police received specific intelligence inputs about armed gang members entering the city.

According to police, the arrested accused have been identified as Jashan Preet Mangal S...