Passenger falls while deboarding moving train, RPF officers turn saviour. Watch video

Committed to Service & Care !

A precious life was saved by on duty alert RPF Personnel at Warangal Railway Station, Telangana.

Railways requests all passengers to never board or deboard a moving train. pic.twitter.com/ZzyRvNE0Lt

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 9, 2022

The 32-second video, shared on February 9, has garnered more than 22,000 views so far.

“Committed to Service & Care ! A precious life was saved by on duty alert RPF Personnel at Warangal Railway Station, Telangana. Railways requests all passengers to never board or deboard a moving train,” reads the caption of the tweet.

Netizens lauded RPF officers for rescuing the passenger. Some users also pointed out the passenger’s mistake while other users came up with the suggestion for doors that close automatically.

Great work rpf👍🏻

— sunil kumar nagvel Tribal 🇮🇳….✍️ (@sunil_kr_nagvel) February 10, 2022

Automatic gates which only opens when train stops can solve this issue

— D Pandey 100% follow back (@DPandey34772113) February 10, 2022

Bravo. Great job. Unfortunately not everyone can be saved every time. All trains should have closing doors like Metro. The train cannot move if the doors are not closed. The doors open only when the train has come to a complete stop.

CC: @AshwiniVaishnaw

— Pragmatic Guy (@PragmaticGuy100) February 10, 2022

Local media reports identified the passenger as 22-year-old Pradum Kumar from Jahanabad in Bihar. He works as a driver at Balaji Rice Mill in Warangal. He was waiting for the Navjeevan Express train and was supposed to travel to Surat. However, he boarded the Satavahana Express from Secunderabad to Vijayawada by mistake.

In a hurry, he tried to get off the train and fell on the platform. Reports also identified the RPF personnel as  Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) MV Rao and Home Guard Amirishetti Mahesh.