India, Sept. 11 -- Delhi Police's Special Cell has said it has arrested five terror suspects from Delhi and three other states, allegedly linked to a wider module planning "anti-national activities."

In a statement, police said they seized hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sodium bicarbonate, sulfur powder, ball bearings, a weighing scale, beakers, gloves, a respiratory mask, and a plastic box containing strip wires, circuits, motherboards, diodes, and other components. They believe the items were being used to make IEDs.

Police said that two of the suspects were arrested from Delhi and one each from Madhya Pradesh, Hyderabad, and Ranchi. One of the accused, Ashar Danish, a resident of Jharkhand's Bokaro, was picked up from Ranchi. Md Aft...