LUCKNOW, April 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police's special task force (STF) arrested eight members of an inter-district gang accused of stealing high-voltage insulated cables and drums worth nearly Rs.40 lakh from Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) installations in Lucknow and surrounding districts, officials said on Saturday.

Acting on specific intelligence, the STF team intercepted the accused on the road connecting Prerna Smriti Park to Mal Jehta in the Dubagga police station area. A truck loaded with stolen 33 KV insulated cables, two cable drums, a hydra crane, two cars, a motorcycle, eight mobile phones, and Rs.21,700 in cash were seized during the operation, a press release stated.

The arrested gang members have been id...