The cartridges are mainly of 9mm and 7.65 mm bore and can be used for revolvers and AK 47 guns.
The Delhi Police has recovered 1020 live cartridges from three men outside the Welcome metro station in Shahdara, North-East Delhi. The men have been arrested, said sources in the police.
The cartridges are mainly of 9mm and 7.65 mm bore and can be used for revolvers and AK 47 guns.
The police, which had a tip-off about the men, arrested them as they were about to enter the metro station.
The three -- Md Sharik, Fahim Mian and Mohammed Imran - are being questioned.
The initial interrogation has not revealed any terror link, but all angles are being probed, said sources in the police.
The Capital is under heavy security blanket ahead of the Republic Day function and the visit of US President Barack Obama on the occasion.