A video of a pointsman in Central Railway Mumbai Division, Mayur Shelkhe saved life of a child who lost his balance while walking at platform 2 of Vangani railway station & fell on railway tracks, while a train was moving in his direction. The incident took place on in Thane district on Saturday evening. Mayur Shelke’s act of bravery was appreciated even by Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.
The child who had accidentally fell into the tracks while walking at platform 2 of Vangani railway station was accompanied by his blind mother. Mayur Shelkhe was seen running really fast towards the child from the tracks, grabs the child who was struggling to get up to the platform towards his mother flings the child and then throws himself to the platform just moments before a train in full speed passes by.
Railway staff at Central Railway office appreciated and felicitated Shelkhe for saving the life of the child. "The woman (with the child) was visually impaired. She could do nothing. I ran towards the child but also thought that I might be in danger too. Still, I thought I should save him. The woman was very emotional & thanked me a lot. Min Piyush Goyal also called me up," said Mayur Shelkhe.