Two alert RPF jawans save life of elderly passenger at Kalyan railway station (Video)

Thane: Two alert RPF jawans at Kalyan railway station saved the life of a 79-year-old passenger who slipped in the gap between the platform and footboard while boarding an express train.

(Screengrab of the CCTV footage)

The passenger, Mansoor Ahmed, attempted to board the running Punjab Mail on platform No 4 at Kalyan railway station at around 2030 hours on Friday night when his legs slipped and he fell into the gap between the platform and the footboard, police said.

Upon seeing incident, two RPF jawans rushed, pulled the passenger out and saved his life.

29/1/21Passenger who was about to fall while trying to board running train Punjab Mail was pulled to safety in swift action by Ct S P Yadav and CT Jeetendra Gujar
#DutyWithHumanity #LifeSavingAct by RPF staff Kalyan post CSMT Division ( CR) @PiyushGoyal @arunkumar783 @GM_CRly pic.twitter.com/97opOs5i7w

— RPF INDIA (@RPF_INDIA) January 30, 2021

The old man profusely thanked the duo of S C Yadav and Jitendra Gujar for their presence of mind and saving his life, sources added. (UNI)