Wednesday, June 8 2005 12:56 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: The Chief of Babbar Khalsa in India and a main accused in the Delhi cinema hall twin blasts case were among three members of the militant outfit arrested in New Delhi today (Jun 8, 2005), Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul said.

Babbar Khalsa chief Jagtar Singh Hawara, who carried a reward of Rs 5 Lakh on his head, and Jaspal Singh, who had allegedly assembled the bombs for the May 22 explosions, were arrested this morning by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police, Paul told reporters at a Press Conference.

Hawara, Jaspal and Vikas, an accomplice in the blasts were intercepted by the Crime Branch in Narela in Northwest Delhi at 06:15 hrs (IST), Paul said adding that they had come from Punjab to collect money from a hawala dealer on their way to Nepal.

Hawara, a key accused in former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassination case, had escaped from Chandigarh's Burail jail in January last year, Paul said describing him an "important" catch.

Ten kilograms of RDX, three pistols, a hand grenade, 200 cartridges and equipment to assemble bombs was recovered from them, the Police Commissioner said.