India, Jan. 28 -- Irate Mahakumbh devotees and passengers with reserved seats pelted stones at the Kalka Mail (Howrah-Kalka 12311 Netaji Express) after the doors of all coaches were locked from the inside at Gaya station in Bihar on Tuesday morning. Several windowpanes of the train were damaged in the incident, officials said.

According to officials, the train arrived at the station at 6.28am, about 1.5 hours behind schedule. "All the coaches were already jam packed and the passengers had locked the doors from the inside. Despite the passengers on the station banging on the doors and windows and making noise, the doors were not opened," railway officials said.

There was a huge crowd of devotees waiting for trains to reach Prayagraj to j...