Chandigarh, May 13 -- Two days after two gangsters linked to terrorists Happy Passia were nabbed with 2 kg improvised explosive device (IED) from Sector-39, Chandigarh, the crime branch made a third arrest in the case. The accused has been identified as Harwant Singh alias Harry, a key member of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) module, and a top recruiter and logistics handler in the network.

Harry, a resident of Hardo Putli village in Amritsar, was nabbed from Daria, Chandigarh, on Sunday.

He was arrested based on disclosures made by two of his recruits, Joban Jit Singh alias Billa and Sumandeep alias Simma, who were arrested earlier this week with a high-intensity IED, two pistols, and nine live cartridges.

The IED, suspected to...