An empty passenger train set on fire at Gaya station on Wednesday by job-seekers protesting against alleged irregularities in the Railway Recruitment Board examination results.
The protests began on Monday and intensified on Tuesday. On Wednesday, candidates blocked railway tracks at several places across Bihar, throwing services out of gear. Different groups appeared suddenly on the tracks, disrupted the services and moved elsewhere. Stones were thrown at stations in Patna, Nalanda, Nawada, Buxar, Bhojpur, Sitamarhi, Samastipur and Begusarai. A large group blocked train traffic in Jehanabad, hoisted the national flag on the tracks, sang the national anthem, and burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
