Watch how RPF official jumps on railway track to save man’s life; video goes viral

A hair-raising video has surfaced the Internet in which a Railway Police Force (RPF) official saved a life of a man who was crossing a railway track.

The 33-second clip of the CCTV footage was shared by news agency ANI on Twitter. The video is viral now.

In the clip, a man dressed in a white shirt and pants jumped onto the railway tracks to cross the parallel platform. Fortunately, his life was saved by RPF officials who came at the right time and saved him from being hit by an approaching train.

“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,” ANI reports said.

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The video has been viewed over 10,000 times and netizens have applauded RPF official for his act of selflessness and devotion to duty. While a man was slammed for violating rules.

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We must salute the RPF officer who put his life at risk to save man's life who was already violated Indian Railways rules by crossing through a railway track.

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