Bihar: Aspirants protesting against irregularities in Railway exam set train’s coach on fire

The police had to release several rounds of tear gas to stop the miscreants, added the police.

Gaya: Aspirants protesting against the alleged irregularities in Railway Recruitment Board’s exam allegedly set a bogie of the Bhabua-Patna Intercity Express on fire on Wednesday in Bihar’s Gaya, said the police.

Another visual from Gaya railway station amid ongoing protest against RRB NTPC across Bihar by Student#NTPC #ntpcresult #RRBNTPC#BIHAR #RailwayNTPC pic.twitter.com/ed6pMhXqr8

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The police had to release several rounds of tear gas to stop the miscreants, added the police.

“Situation under control now. They have set it (coach/train) on fire, we have identified some of them,” said Gaya Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Aditya Kumar.

“We want to tell the aspirants that they should not get influenced by anyone, and not damage government property. A committee has been formed by the government to look into the matter,” the SSP added.

#BREAKING | Aspirants vandalized and set ablaze the train over alleged irregularities in Railway exam in Gaya, #Bihar. Fire Fighters on the Job- The situation is under control as per SSP Gaya.

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“CBT 2 exam date was not notified; no update on Railway exam which was notified in 2019…The result is still awaited…We demand cancellation of the CBT 2 exam and release of the exam result,” said a protestor.

Earlier on Tuesday, students who appeared for Railway Recruitment Board’s Non-Technical Popular Categories exam 2021 held a protest at the Bihar Sharif railway station alleging discrepancies in the results.

Hundreds of students had blocked the Kolkata-New Delhi main railway line at Rajendra Nagar Terminal in Patna on Tuesday.

Notably, the results of the RRB NTPC for the CBT-1 exam was released on January 15 for shortlisting the candidates for the CBT-2.