Chandigarh, May 9 -- The crime branch of the UT police arrested two close aides of gangster Happy Passia on Thursday night, allegedly with explosive substances and illegal firearms. The arrests were made in Sector 39 near Ziri Mandi Chowk following a tip-off.

Police sources revealed that the duo was intercepted during a late-night operation, and a search led to the recovery of suspected RDX packed in a tiffin, along with detonators, pistols, and live cartridges.

The UT police were on high alert after intelligence agencies recently flagged a possible bomb attack by gangsters on a city police station.

A senior police officer said, "The explosive material recovered from the accused has been sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory ...