Bihar police constable aspirants miss exam due to overcrowding at Patna Patliputra Railway Station

A massive protest by the Bihar Police aspirants turned violent after mismanagement of transportation arrangements at Patliputra Railway Station. Several students missed the Bihar police constable exam due to mismanagement and the continuous delay of trains.

Reportedly, thousands of students vandalised a special train, pelted stones and damaged railway property, and started to protest at the railway station. In response, police used tear gas, fired warning shots, and carried out a baton charge to bring the situation under control and disperse the crowd.

As per the Indian Express report, the government had arranged special trains for police aspirants. A female candidate said several people failed to board trains due to overcrowding, after which they prevented the train from moving forward, leading to chaos at the railway station.

IG Jitendra Rana and several railway police personnel sustained minor injuries in the stone pelting. Personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP), and local police subsequently cleared the railway tracks, helping restore normal train services.

Severe overcrowding: Bihar police aspirants miss exam

A student was allotted a centre in Smastipur and travelled from Patliputra, said that the train was scheduled at 9:35 am, but didn't leave, and there was no space to sit. The place became so overcrowded as it was the last train, and other students weren't letting others in.

Talking about the situation, IG Rana told the media and said: "There were around 200–250 students who were preventing a train from departing. When police and railway security personnel tried to persuade them to move, some individuals began pelting stones. To prevent any loss of life or property, necessary action was taken."

Bihar police constable recruitment

The unrest came one day before a written exam was set to begin. The exam is being conducted by the Central Selection Board (Constable Recruitment) to fill a total of 4,128 posts, including 2,417 Warder positions, 1,603 Prohibition Constable positions, and 108 Mobile Squad Constable positions. The police constable exam is scheduled from June 14 to June 17 at various centres across Bihar.