An observant policeman at Vasai Road station in Maharashtra saved a mentally unstable woman who was standing in the midst of a railway track as a local train approached, according to an official. The event, which occurred about 10 a.m. on Saturday, was captured on camera and went viral on social media sites.
When police naik Eknath Naik, who was on patrolling duty on platform no. 5, spotted the woman standing in the middle of the tracks, the Dahanu-Andheri local train was nearing the Vasai Road railway station. A police spokeswoman stated that other officers on a nearby rail overbridge also notified Naik.
Naik immediately signalled the motorman to stop the train. He then ran towards the spot and pulled the woman up on the platform in the nick of time, while the train came to a halt just close to her, the official said.
Two constables of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) also rushed to help the policeman. When enquired, the woman identified herself as Subadra Shinde, who lived alone in Vasai area of Palghar, the police spokesperson said, adding that “she was mentally disturbed”.
Senior police officials lauded Naik for his courageous act.
The policeman later told reporters he felt happy that he could save the woman’s life, and thanked his colleagues and the RPF personnel for their support.
