Hazaribagh, Sept. 20 -- The Kurmi community in Hazaribagh district on Saturday launched a high-voltage "Rail Roko" protest at Charhi railway station, bringing rail operations to a complete standstill from 8 AM onwards.

Led by Mandu MLA Tiwari Mahto, thousands of men, women, and youth squatted on the tracks, flooding the station premises and halting all train movements in a dramatic show of defiance.

The sudden agitation caught passengers off guard, with several trains screeching to a halt and commuters left stranded for hours amid growing frustration.

Railway authorities have swung into high alert, deploying additional personnel to manage the crisis, while the local administration has mobilised heavy security forces to monitor the situ...