RPF cop saves woman, her son who slipped trying to board moving train in Bengal: Watch rescue video

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
Aug
09:
Railway
Protection
Force
(RPF)
personnel
have
been
praised
for
saving
the
lives
of
passengers
time
and
again.
Now,
again
a
new
video
has
emerged
where
an
alert
RPF
officer
saved
the
life
of
an
elderly
woman
and
her
son
at
the
Bankura
railway
station
in
West
Bengal.

In
the
video,
the
woman
RPF
staff
spots
the
elderly
woman
and
her
son,
trying
to
board
the
moving
train.
Sensing
danger,
she
immediately
starts
running
to
reach
the
duo
in
time.

While,
the
woman
and
her
son
are
seen
slipping
on
the
platform
and
falling
down.
The
RPF
officer
reaches
the
spot
and
rescues
them,
before
any
mishap.

Man
thrown
out
of
moving
train
in
UP:
He
argued
about
a
water
bottle

“Service
&
Seva
Bhav!
The
alertness
&
swift
action
taken
by
RPF
staff
at
Bankura
Station,
West
Bengal
saved
the
lives
of
an
elderly
woman
&
her
son
who
slipped
while
boarding
the
moving
train.
Passengers
are
requested
not
to
board
or
alight
a
moving
train,”
the
railways
ministry
said
in
its
tweet.

Service & Seva Bhav!

The
alertness
&
swift
action
taken
by
RPF
staff
at
Bankura
Station,
West
Bengal
saved
the
lives
of
an
elderly
woman
&
her
son
who
slipped
while
boarding
the
moving
train.

Passengers
are
requested
not
to
board
or
alight
a
moving
train.

pic.twitter.com/Dl0WoTBwvP

—
Ministry
of
Railways
(@RailMinIndia)

August
8,
2022

Since
being
posted,
the
video
has
garnered
more
than
1.8K
views
and
many
retweets.

“Whole
Indian
Railways
must
adopt
Automatic
doors
like
metro
which
can
save
lives….Full
AC
trains
with
no
loose
doors
and
open
windows
are
the
solution…..OPEN
DOOR
AND
NON-AC
TRAINS
are
outdated,
slow
and
unreliable,”
a
Twitter
user
suggested.

Forest
department
called
after
snake
in
train
causes
panic

“Wow
!
The
Lady
police
had
a
good
presence
of
mind.
she
premeditated
the
event
n
was
swift
in
her
action.
Grt
job
officer,”
another
Twitter
user
said.