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- The Vijayapura-Yeshwantpur Express broke down due to an engine failure just 4 km after leaving Vijayapura, stranding 500 to 1,000 candidates travelling to Bengaluru and Tumakuru for police recruitment exams scheduled for Sunday morning.
- Fearing they would miss their exam centres, some candidates stopped and threw stones at the Basava Express on the adjacent track before railway police calmed the situation.
- Railway officials attached an alternative engine and the train resumed its journey, though it had already been halted for about five hours.
What to watch next
- Whether the train reaches Yeshwantpur in time for candidates to report at their exam centres by 9:30 am on Sunday
- Whether candidates who miss the exam due to the delay get any remedy, as they blamed railway negligence
- Any action against the stone-pelting or follow-up by railway authorities
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