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Video: Brave cop saves woman from being crushed by train

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In a video tweeted by the Railways, an RPF Sub-Inspector is seen saving the life of a woman who falls while jumping off a moving train.</p>
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The CCTV footage shows two women jumping off the moving train.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lifesavingact?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lifesavingact</a><br />
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On 29.11.21 SI/Bablu Kumar of RPF Post Purulia saved the life of a lady passenger while she was trying to de-board & almost come in the gap between train & platform in running train no 22857 at Purulia station.<a href="https://twitter.com/RPF_INDIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RPF_INDIA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sanjay_chander?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sanjay_chander</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/zscrrpfser?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@zscrrpfser</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ADRARAIL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ADRARAIL</a> <a href="https://t.co/qC5eHeDu45">pic.twitter.com/qC5eHeDu45</a></p>
— RPF Adra Division (@rpfserada) <a href="https://twitter.com/rpfserada/status/1465666061609537538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2021</a></blockquote>
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While the first lands at a safer distance on the platform, the second falls precariously close to the train which has gathered speed. The railway police officer runs in and pulls her out of harm’s way in a swift athletic move.</p>
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The incident took place on the Santragachi-Anand Vihar Express at the Purulia station in West Bengal.</p>

IN Bureau

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