Watch | RPF jawan put his life at risk to save passenger at Thane station

The CCTV footage shows a man crossing the tracks when a train was coming towards him. (Source: Videograb)

In a courageous move, a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable risked his life by jumping on the railway track to save a man from being run over by an approaching train at the Thane station in Maharashtra.

The CCTV footage shows a man crossing the tracks when a train was coming towards him. Suddenly, constable Anil Kumar, clad in a white shirt, jumped onto the track, hauled the man up to the platform and then managed to jump out of the train’s way seconds away from being run over.

#WATCH: RPF Constable Anil Kr, deployed at Thane Railway Station, risked his life to save a man who was crossing the railway track while a train was coming towards him. Kumar jumped onto the track, hauled the man up the platform&then managed to jump out of the train’s way.(03.12) pic.twitter.com/Y7sNucBzse

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While several people applauded the RPF Constable for his act, many others were of the opinion that the passenger should be punished for trying to cross the tracks illegally.