Lucknow (UP), Oct 13 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two members of a gang allegedly involved in operating international passenger buses between India and Nepal using forged permits, officials said on Monday.

The accused have been identified as Ram Prasad, a resident of Janakpuri, New Delhi, and Bale Thapa alias Bal Kishan, a resident of PWD Colony, Kohima, Nagaland.

According to the STF, Ram Prasad was arrested near the Baghwani Bhawan gate in New Delhi around 12.15 am on the intervening night of October 12 and 13, while Thapa, the bus driver, was detained from the Kisan Path area in Lucknow.

During the operation, the STF recovered 11 forged India-Nepal travel permits, a laptop, three mobile phones, and a Tata Motors bus (UP 81 CT 4920) allegedly used for

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