Pune, Sep 18 (IANS): A substantial quantity of arms and explosives were seized from a businessman arrested in this Maharashtra city Sunday, police said.
Gopal Khatri was detained late Saturday by the Pune Crime Branch near a hotel in Kalewadi Road of Hinjewadi suburb on the outskirts of the city, a police officer said.
A search revealed a pistol and three locally-made guns with eight live cartridges.
Police also recovered one kg of ammonium nitrate, 10 detonators and eight gelatin sticks, all used to make and trigger explosives.