When Solanki climbed the platform, constable SB Nikam lent a helping hand and got him away from the approaching train.
A 60-year-old passenger trying to cross platforms via tracks at Dahisar railway station was pulled out of the path of an oncoming train by a police constable on Friday.
The passenger, Ganpat Beharji Solanki, a Dahisar resident, was waiting for a train to Khar at platform 4 of the station around 11.30 am on Friday, police said. A slow local arrived on platform 2. To catch the train in a hurry, he jumped on the tracks and tried to reach the platform.When Solanki climbed the platform, constable SB Nikam lent a helping hand and got him away from the approaching train.
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The 60-year-old was then taken to Dahisar Railway Police chowki and his son was contacted to take him home.
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"Solanki and his son thanked the police. Senior officials applauded constable Nikam’s bravery," said Bhaskar Pawar, senior police inspector, Borivali Railway Police.
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