Overview
- Late on Saturday night hundreds of candidates for the Bihar Police excise constable exam jumped onto tracks, pulled emergency chains and prevented trains from departing, with officials saying about 200–250 people were directly blocking departures.
- The protest escalated into stone‑pelting and damage to an exam special train, prompting RPF, GRP and Patna police to fire warning shots, lob tear gas shells and carry out lathi charges to disperse the crowd.
- Railway authorities arranged multiple special trains that were kept on standby and said normal train operations were restored by early Sunday after the security intervention.
- Officials reported several security staff and officers suffered minor injuries and said they will examine station CCTV and other footage to identify perpetrators, register FIRs and pursue arrests.
- The disturbance, which took place on the eve of a state recruitment exam held across 38 districts, left some candidates missing tests and has prompted tightened security and a review of crowd management for future exam movements.