<p>After a Howrah-bound Bandel local arrived 15 minutes late as all platforms were occupied by trains, a section of passengers turned violent and ransacked the VIP lounge and the station master's room, an Eastern Railway spokesman said.<br /><br />The mob then attacked an RPF official and beat him up following which the RPF used batons to disperse them.<br /><br />A ticket counter and two metal detectors were also reported to have been vandalised.<br /><br />Railway officials said that prima facie the attack was pre-meditated and a handiwork of vested interests, adding they have not encountered such behaviour from passengers earlier.</p>
<p>After a Howrah-bound Bandel local arrived 15 minutes late as all platforms were occupied by trains, a section of passengers turned violent and ransacked the VIP lounge and the station master's room, an Eastern Railway spokesman said.<br /><br />The mob then attacked an RPF official and beat him up following which the RPF used batons to disperse them.<br /><br />A ticket counter and two metal detectors were also reported to have been vandalised.<br /><br />Railway officials said that prima facie the attack was pre-meditated and a handiwork of vested interests, adding they have not encountered such behaviour from passengers earlier.</p>