{"id":34408,"date":"2026-08-23T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/chandigarh-police-arrest-three-recover-ied-weapons-near-sector-43\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:15:00","slug":"chandigarh-police-arrest-three-recover-ied-weapons-near-sector-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/chandigarh-police-arrest-three-recover-ied-weapons-near-sector-43\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandigarh Police Arrest Three; Recover IED &#038; Weapons Near Sector 43"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/23\/screenshot-2026-08-23-212726_1787500761.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/23\/screenshot-2026-08-23-212726_1787500761.png\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/23\/screenshot-2026-08-23-212726_1787500761.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Chandigarh Police recovered an IED and weapons from behind the Sector-43 bus stand during a major operation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Three people have been arrested in connection with the case, and an FIR has been registered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Security has been tightened at the spot, while investigative agencies are examining the recovered items. The investigation is underway, with police expected to share more details.<\/p>\n<p><iframe frameborder=\"0\" srcdoc=\"\" title=\"twitter\" class=\"twitter\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police are searching the entire area, while the Sector 36 police station is investigating the case. Officials have not commented so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The recovery site is a sensitive area near the Sector 43 bus stand, district court, and residential neighbourhoods. Chandigarh Police have registered an FIR and said the initial probe indicates a possible plan to carry out terrorist activity in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Security has been tightened, and authorities said residents should not panic, as necessary precautionary measures are being taken.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/23\/whatsappvideo2026-08-23at91254pm-ezgifcom-resize-2_1787501479.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/23\/whatsappvideo2026-08-23at91254pm-ezgifcom-resize-2_1787501479.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/23\/whatsappvideo2026-08-23at91254pm-ezgifcom-resize-2_1787501479.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Pakistani weapons recovered on August 11<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Earlier, on August 11, Chandigarh Police arrested three youths from Jind allegedly linked to the Deepak Nandal gang. The accused\u2014Ajay (19), Rohit (18) and Dev (18)\u2014were found with three foreign-made pistols, including a Zigana pistol, two magazines and 19 live cartridges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to police, the weapons were dropped by a drone from Pakistan in Tarn Taran and were later transported for supply elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh Police recovered an IED and weapons from behind the Sector-43 bus stand during a major operation. Three people have been arrested in connection with the case, and an FIR has been registered. Security has been tightened at the spot, while investigative agencies are examining the recovered items. 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