Posing as “graphic desingers”, Alam, Khan and Saki were residing at an apartment in Chetna Garden society in Mitha Nagar area of Kondhwa in Pune, police said.
The NIA alleged that the accused conducted bomb workshops in Pune. They allegedly prepared a demo IED and conducted a “controlled explosion” at Kondhwa.
On Tuesday, the ATS took Barodawala's custody from the Arthur Road prison in Mumbai and produced him before a special court in Pune on Wednesday, seeking his custody for further interrogation.
Police found that they were residing at an apartment in Kondhwa. But while the three were being taken for a house search, police said that Alam escaped, and others were arrested.