Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested three persons and recovered over 1000 live cartridges from them, a development which could raise security concerns ahead of Republic Day celebrations where US President Barack Obama is the chief guest.

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"We have arrested three men and recovered 1,020 live cartridges from them. The arrests were made from near Welcome metro station here," said Special Commissioner (Special Cell) S N Shrivastava. Their interrogation has so far not revealed any terror angle but security agencies have taken this development seriously and taken precautionary measures. Those arrested have been identified as Mohd Imraan, a resident of Sitapur, Sharik, a resident of Meerut, and Faheem, a resident of Uttarakhand. Further investigations are underway, police said.