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UP: 4 Arrested By STF Over Getting Overloaded Trucks Bypassed Through Lucknow Illegally

Lucknow: The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh has busted a gang that used to get overloaded trucks, coming from other districts, bypassed through Lucknow unchecked and without paying fine. The gang thus was causing huge revenue loss to the government.

STF on Monday arrested 4 gang members in Lucknow. They have been identified as Satish Kumar Soni, Mukul Malra, Vishal Gautam alias Gabru and Rahul Kumar Chauhan.

Several illegal weapons, huge quantity of cartridges and fake arms licenses were also recovered from them. 

STF Lucknow was getting feelers for the last several days about the overloaded trucks coming from other districts to pass through Lucknow illegally.

Finally STF formed a team under the leadership of Inspector Aditya Kumar Singh, which included Sunil Kumar Singh, Vinod Kumar Singh, Prashant Singh, Gaurav Singh to expose the gang. 

The team apprehended the gang leader Satish Soni and on his instance other members were also arrested from his office.

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