BHATKAL: A railway employee’s quick thinking and exemplary bravery saved a 22-year-old passenger from falling into the gap between a moving train and the platform at Murdeshwar railway station in Bhatkal taluk on Sunday morning.

The incident occurred at around 7:56 AM when the passenger, identified as Mohammed Gafoor, was traveling on the 16312 Up train heading from Kochuveli to Ganganagar. Out of panic, Gafoor attempted to deboard the moving train as it left Murdeshwar station. In the process, he lost his footing, slipped, and was being dragged along the side of the moving train, on the verge of slipping underneath the wheels.

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Ganapati Naik, a pointsman on duty at the station, noticed the emergency and rushed forward instantly. He grabbed the passenger firmly, preventing him from slipping into the gap between the train and the platform, and held onto him safely until the entire train passed. His timely action, courage, and dedication to duty averted a major tragedy.

The entire rescue was captured on the railway station’s CCTV camera, and the video has since gone viral on social media, drawing widespread praise from the public and railway commuters for Ganapati Naik’s heroic act. Konkan Railway officials lauded his performance, stating that his actions reflected the highest standards of railway safety service.

Acknowledging his alertness, Santosh Kumar Jha, Chairman and Managing Director of Konkan Railway, announced a cash reward for the pointsman. Following the announcement, the Assistant Traffic Manager of Karwar Division congratulated Ganapati Naik and handed over the ₹10,000 cash reward on behalf of the CMD, as confirmed in an official release by K. Sudha Krishnamurthy, Public Relations Manager of Konkan Railway, Mangaluru.

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