The Samastipur Railway Division conducted a ticket checking drive from March to July 2024, catching 2.69 lakh ticketless passengers and collecting a fine of approximately ₹20.29 crore. This drive was conducted across various stations like Samastipur, Darbhanga, Saharsa, Raxaul, Narkatiaganj, Bapudham Motihari, Jaynagar, and Sitamarhi. On Tuesday, a 16-hour special...
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ticket checking operation was conducted, catching 3,400 ticketless passengers and collecting a fine of ₹23.44 lakh. The DRM, Samastipur, Vinay Kumar Srivastava, announced that similar drives will continue in the division. Passengers are advised to avoid travelling without tickets as it is punishable.

A fight broke out on the 12545 train at Janakpur Road station in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, over a seat. When GRP (Government Railway Police) officers intervened to resolve the dispute, they brutally beat a young man named Furqan, 25, who was accompanying a relative. The beating caused Furqan's intestines to protrude,...
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and he was hospitalized in critical condition at SKMCH. A video of the assault went viral, prompting the Railway SP, Dr. Gaurav Mangla, to suspend the two officers, Dayanand Paswan and Gorelal Chaudhary, and initiate an investigation. Furqan, a resident of Gadha village, was accompanying his aunt to Mumbai on the Karmabhoomi Express. The fight started over a seat and escalated into a brawl. The police, upon arrival, allegedly beat Furqan severely with batons. Furqan, who had previously undergone abdominal surgery, suffered a tear in the stitches due to the beating, exposing his intestines. Despite Furqan's pleas about his condition, the officers continued to hit him. The injured man was first taken to the PHC and then referred to SKMCH. Dr. Apurv Agarwal, who treated Furqan, confirmed that his stitches had burst open due to the blows, requiring immediate surgery. While the Railway SP stated that Furqan is out of danger, a video on social media shows the two officers assaulting Furqan. Another video shows the GRP officers demanding money for seats, but the Railway SP stated that this claim is untrue. The incident sparked outrage among locals who vandalized the station superintendent's office, causing injuries to a patsman, Gaurav Kumar. The police from Pupuri station reached the spot and brought the situation under control.

On Wednesday, the body of a young man, estimated to be around 47 years old, was found near Shahpur Gumti on the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi railway line. The deceased was wearing a T-shirt and jeans. The body was discovered by locals, and the Rampurhari police arrived at the scene and sent the body...
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to SKMCH for a postmortem. The identity of the deceased remains unknown. The police suspect that the man may have fallen from a train, and investigations are ongoing.

Two children, both around 12 years old, arrived at Muzaffarpur Junction on Monday afternoon after getting lost while traveling from Gadha in Sitamarhi. They were found crying near the passenger waiting area. The children told the RPF that they had boarded a passenger train and got lost, unable to find their...
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way home. They mentioned that their home was near the Gadha railway station and that they had boarded the train while playing. They got off the train at Muzaffarpur Junction because it had stopped for a long time. The RPF handed the children over to Childline and informed their families.

The combined terminal building at Muzaffarpur Junction will be operational from October. Passenger and intercity trains to Sitamarhi and Motihari will operate from this terminal. The construction is expected to be completed by September. The General Manager (GM) of East Central Railway, Chhatrasal Singh, inspected the ongoing construction work of...
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the world-class junction on Tuesday afternoon. He emphasized on completing the work within the given time frame and prioritizing passenger safety and convenience. The GM also reviewed the progress of station redevelopment with the Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) officials. The construction of the main building is expected to be completed in six to nine months. The work on the combined engineering building in the northern part of the junction is in its final stage, with the newly built booking and inquiry counter already operational. The GM remained at the junction for 20 minutes, inspecting the rail tracks and bridges along the Deegha Halt-Sonepur-Hajipur-Muzaffarpur-Bettiah railway line. He also directed the officials to take necessary steps to ensure safe rail operations during the monsoon season. The project, costing ₹442 crores, is expected to be completed by December 2025.