LAW KUMAR MISHRA
Patna: Examinees who appeared at the recruitment tests for group D services in Indian Railways went on rampage on atleast one dozen railway stations leading to cancellation of over a dozen trains, including premier Rajdhani express and Sampoorna Kranti
Examinees are agitated over alleged irregularities in the examinations held yesterday.
At Patna, Rajendra Nagar station was the epicentre of the violent agitation as examinees damaged railway tracks and pelted stones on the police.
At Saidpur in the heart of the state capital, examinees disrupted vehicular movement
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At Ara, 50 kms from here, they set on fire a railway coach and put barricades on the railway tracks. At Buxar railway station, examinees resorted to vandalism and damaged railway property.
At Patna City and Fatuah stations in Patna districgt, the agitating examinees blocked movement of trains by putting tracks.
At Bihar Sharif, Nawada, Nalanda, Motihari, Chapra, Sitamarhi and Bhagwanpur railway stations too, railway tracks were damaged by the examinees. Prestigious Kathgodam express was cancelled. At Sirdalla station, a railway maintenance coach was set on fire.
District Magistrate of Patna,Chandrashekhar Singh said five examinees have been arrested and FIR registered against over 500 unidentified people.