A visually impaired passenger, who was trapped between a train and a platform at Ghatkopar railway station on Sunday, October 27, was rescued by the railway police, staff and some passengers (PICS/SATEJ SHINDE)
Updated On: 2024-10-27 07:25 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
The trains were crowded on Sunday, too, owing to a mega block on the Central line
As passengers rushed to board the Mumbai local train, a woman was trapped between the train and the platform
Some passengers saw her and immediately alerted the railway police personnel
As the woman was visually impaired, she was finding it more difficult to get herself out
The railway police and other staff members reached the spot and began helping the woman
Some passengers also helped the railway police in rescuing the woman
They were joined by more police personnel
The woman was successfully pulled out of the tracks
The railway staff provided her with medical aid and ensured that she did not suffer any grievous injury
After the incident, GRP officers at the station began assisting visually impaired passengers board the locals amid the Sunday rush
The passenger, 42-year-old Maya Rao, with Government Railway Police Constable Pramod Kadam, Ticket Inspectors (Mumbai Central Railway) Dhananjay Yadav and Suraj Halde, and Railway Protection Force CT Sanjay Saini and other officials