<p>Samastipur, Bihar: Two persons have been detained for allegedly pelting a train with stones at Madhubani railway station in Bihar as they tried to enter an air-conditioned coach which was locked from inside amid rush for Maha Kumbh Mela, a senior official said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place late on Monday night when Delhi-bound Swatantrata Senani Express reached Madhubani station, Samastipur Divisional Railway Manager Vinay Shrivastava said.</p>.<p>"The station was choc-a-bloc, with a large number of people hoping to catch a train for the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kumbh-mela">Maha Kumbh </a>at Prayagraj in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh," he said.</p>.<p>Since coaches of general and sleeper classes were filled to capacity, many tried to enter an air-conditioned coach following which passengers locked the doors from inside.</p>.Strangled, legs chopped off: Bihar woman sacrifices two-year-old so daughter can conceive.<p>"This led to an angry response from the crowds outside. The people started hurling stones at the compartment and banged the window panes, causing these to crack," the DRM added.</p>.<p>The situation was brought under control upon the intervention of the Railway Protection Force. When the train reached Samastipur railway station, aggrieved passengers raised a complaint, Shrivastava said.</p>.<p>"The train departed from Samastipur after the RPF rounded up two persons, who were accused of unruly behaviour at Madhubani and the passengers were pacified with the offer of refreshments," the DRM added.</p><p>Maha Kumbh Mela is scheduled to conclude on February 26. </p>
<p>Samastipur, Bihar: Two persons have been detained for allegedly pelting a train with stones at Madhubani railway station in Bihar as they tried to enter an air-conditioned coach which was locked from inside amid rush for Maha Kumbh Mela, a senior official said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place late on Monday night when Delhi-bound Swatantrata Senani Express reached Madhubani station, Samastipur Divisional Railway Manager Vinay Shrivastava said.</p>.<p>"The station was choc-a-bloc, with a large number of people hoping to catch a train for the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kumbh-mela">Maha Kumbh </a>at Prayagraj in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh," he said.</p>.<p>Since coaches of general and sleeper classes were filled to capacity, many tried to enter an air-conditioned coach following which passengers locked the doors from inside.</p>.Strangled, legs chopped off: Bihar woman sacrifices two-year-old so daughter can conceive.<p>"This led to an angry response from the crowds outside. The people started hurling stones at the compartment and banged the window panes, causing these to crack," the DRM added.</p>.<p>The situation was brought under control upon the intervention of the Railway Protection Force. When the train reached Samastipur railway station, aggrieved passengers raised a complaint, Shrivastava said.</p>.<p>"The train departed from Samastipur after the RPF rounded up two persons, who were accused of unruly behaviour at Madhubani and the passengers were pacified with the offer of refreshments," the DRM added.</p><p>Maha Kumbh Mela is scheduled to conclude on February 26. </p>