Police personnel baton-charge aspirants of Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) 4.0 during a protest demanding the release of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination notification, in Patna, Bihar, Friday, May 8, 2026. (PTI Photo) POLICE ON Friday used force to disperse candidates protesting in Patna over the delay in the release of the Bihar Public Service Commission’s (BPSC) fourth phase teacher recruitment notification, triggering sharp reactions from the Opposition amid allegations of use of excessive force. The protest, aimed at seeking the release of the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE)-4 advertisement, began in the morning when a large group of teaching job aspirants marched from Patna College towards the BPSC office. Police had erected barricades near J P Golambar in Gandhi Maidan police station area to stop the procession. According to the protesters, they were stopped for nearly two hours from 11.30 am before the situation escalated.…