Stressed passengers fought to get into an incredibly overcrowded train in India.<br /><br />Due to the festive season most trains are running to capacity in India. <br /><br />When a Maniyari-bound stopped at Katihar station in Bihar on October 9, a large crowd of passengers was waiting to get into the already packed train.<br /><br />As the passengers jostled to get inside, serious fights broke out among many of them. <br /><br />In one incident, a man who was seen blocking others from getting in was pulled out of the train and assaulted. As his friends stepped in to defend him, the fight escalated into a group clash. <br /><br />Passengers struggled to get in blocking the way, forcing those getting down at Katihar to come out of the windows. <br /><br />Ajay Panday, a local social worker, who filmed the fracas, said: “The Railways should have arranged a special train to move the festive crowd. They also failed to deploy any security personnel knowing how crowded the trains would be during the festivals.”<br /><br />“It was free for all,” he added. <br /><br />The Indian state of Bihar celebrates ‘Chhath Puja’ to worship the Sun on November 13. <br /><br />Millions of people return to their hometowns leading to unmanageable rush in the trains.
