Madhya Pradesh: Woman rescued after getting stuck between train and platform while trying to board moving train
The rescue team had to dismantle a portion of the platform to rescue the woman.
The incident occurred when Madhu Lakshakar, a 30-year-old from Aligarh (Rajasthan), got off the train no. 20472 Lalgarh-Puri Express to fetch water.
'A portion of platform cut by drill machine to rescue woman'
As after a brief halt the train started moving, Madhu rushed to board it but she could not get hold of the foot-rest, and slipped into the gap between the moving train and platform.
Passengers and railway staff raised an alarm and pulled the emergency chain to stop the train.
The Govt Railway Police (GRP) Ashok Nagar, Railway Protection Force (RPF) and station staff quickly arrived to rescue the woman.
GRP constable Ashok Nagar Abhishek Chauhan procured a hammer machine (drill machine) and with the help of other railway personnel cut through a portion of the platform. After a 30-minute operation, Madhu was rescued and rushed to the district hospital Ashok Nagar, for urgent medical attention where her condition is said to be stable.
GRP constable Chauhan said the woman was precariously positioned near the train wheel with hardly any space to carry out the rescue work. Their initial platform-breaking attempts were unsuccessful as the woman began losing consciousness, so a portion had to be cut to take her out. TNN
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