LUCKNOW, June 17 -- With the arrest of two accused near the parcel office at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, the crime branch of Railway Protection Force (RPF) has busted a racket involved in blackmarketing of railway tickets transported via air cargo, officials said on Tuesday.

Prashant Singh Yadav, sub-inspector of the RPF crime branch, led the operation, which was carried out in coordination with a joint task force, they added.

According to RPF officials, the accused were working in collusion with staff from smaller railway reservation centres in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. A total of 80 tatkal (immediate) tickets worth Rs.1.34 lakh had been booked under the names of 20 individuals. These tickets were procur...