Five kg of explosive materials, ten detonators and other articles were recovered from them.
“It was the Bhatkals who asked one Raju Bhai to arrange hideouts for the trio,” Kumar said.
Police have prepared sketches of Raju Bhai and two others who were allegedly wanted in Pune blasts and are yet to be arrested.
“The Indian Mujahideen militants received their finances through hawala transactions. This module had received Rs three lakh from their mentors based abroad through hawala operators.
“Later, on the instructions of Iqbal and Riyaz Bhatkal, they came to Delhi for causing blasts,” Kumar said.