The woman, an accused in a case, allegedly attempted a daring escape by jumping on the tracks and run to the other side, moments before a local train approached the station
Picture used for representation purpose only. Mumbai local train, pic: Ashish Raje
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Mumbai, an alert police official saved the life of a woman who had jumped in front of an approaching local train at Dadar railway station on Friday.
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The woman, an accused in a case, was being accompanied by cops at Dadar station. On seeing a local train approaching, she allegedly attempted a daring escape by jumping on the tracks and run to the other side.
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However, she lost her balance and fell on the tracks. Assistant Police Inspector Arjun Ghanvat showed alertness and jumped after her in an effort to push her off the tracks . Meanwhile, the motorman of the approaching local train also applied emergency brakes to stop the train and avoid a mishap.
Watch the CCTV footage posted by ANI
#WATCH | Maharashtra: A police personnel saved life of a woman who is accused in a case, when she jumped in front of a train at Dadar Railway station in Mumbai yesterday. pic.twitter.com/rYNMMJkI8G
— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2021
Commuters present at the station rushed to help the woman and the cop onto the platform.
The entire incident was captured on the CCTV installed at the station.
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