PRAYAGRAJ: The timely action of an on-duty RPF assistant sub inspector Sanjay Kumar Rawat averted a major accident when a elderly man's foot slipped while attempting to board a moving train at Prayagraj junction on Sunday.
The incident occurred on April 14, when 63-year-old Sajjan Kumar Shekhawat, a resident of Jaipur stepped down from the Guwahati-Bikaner train no. 15634 at Prayagraj junction on platform no. 1 to purchase food. The train, which had arrived at the station at 11.18 am, was on schedule and departed around 11.35 am.
When the train left the station, the elderly man tried to grab the handle of the AC coach, he struggled to maintain his balance and was at risk of falling into the gap between the platform and the train. It was during this time that ASI Sanjay Kumar Rawat's swift actions and exemplary courage prevented Sajjan Kumar from being struck by the train, ultimately saving his life.
The entire incident was captured on CCTV camera and has gone viral. An RPF personnel's heroic act of rescuing a man from being crushed by a moving train has gained praise from netizens.
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