Angry Train Passengers Ransack Railway Office in Patna, India

Train passengers turned to violence at one railway station in India today. They were angry at service cutbacks.

Irate railway passengers resorted to violence at one railway station in India's Patna city on Friday. They were furious that authorities are cutting back train service.

[Vivek Raj Singh, Railway Superintendent of Police, Patna]: "The public was agitated at Gulzarbagh Railway station and vandalized it, because the Rajgir-Patna Passenger train had three coaches less."

Enraged passengers threw stones, and burnt furniture and papers at the railway manager's office.

[Reyaz Ahmad, Passenger]:

"Their duty time is 10 am but nobody comes on time, everyone comes late. What has been happening for the past six months?"

The police eventually stepped in and took control of the situation.

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