Mob disrupts Railway traffic near Patna, alleges lack of adequate trains for competitive exam; police resort to lathi-charge

Mob disrupts Railway traffic near Patna; police resort to lathi-charge, fire tear gas shells

Over 200 men blockaded Patna railway tracks demanding more trains for exams; police deployed tear gas and lathi-charges to restore order after stone-pelting and 3+ hours of disruption. The incident exposes infrastructure planning gaps when demand exceeds capacity—a signal of systemic resource-management fragility relevant to ops-critical scaling decisions.