Sunday morning at Patna's Patliputra railway station turned tense when a crowd of exam aspirants spilled onto the railway tracks, throwing the entire station into disorder. The students were on their way to sit the Bihar Police Prohibition (Madya Nishedh) Department recruitment exam, but their train was running behind schedule — and that delay quickly ignited their frustration.
Fear of Missing the Exam Triggered the Unrest
According to eyewitnesses at the station, the students were worried that the continued delay would keep them from reaching their exam centre on time. That anxiety hardened into anger and then erupted into loud sloganeering against the railway administration, with the crowd growing more agitated by the minute.
Lying on the Rails to Stop the Trains
The protest did not stop at slogans. More than 100 students sat down right on the railway track and blocked the movement of trains at several points. Some even lay down across the rails so no train could pass. With the track jammed, the operation of dozens of trains — including the Rajdhani — was thrown into disarray, and several long-distance services came to a halt midway through their journeys, leaving passengers stranded and struggling.
Senior Officers and Police Rush to the Spot
As soon as word of the incident spread, the Rail IG, Rail SP and police from several stations of the Danapur railway division rushed to Patliputra station. Railway officials tried hard to reason with the students and clear the track, but the protesters refused to budge. The situation steadily worsened, and there are reports of clashes between the police and the students at some locations.
