On Thursday, at Cuttack railway station, a lady passenger had fallen from running Puduchery-Howrah Express at Cuttack Railway Station, at around 4 pm. She was lifted and pushed back to the train by an alert railway official.
The middle-aged woman was trying to get off a running train when she fell down and was caught between the platform and the locomotive. She managed to hold on to the hand-rails but her feet were dragging against the platform, till a railway staff came to her rescue, pushing her back inside the coach.
Senior Section Engineer/Signal & Telecom/Cuttack, Shri T R Barik showcased bravery and dived to save her. As per official sources, General Manager East Coast Railway has sanctioned a cash award to T R Barik for exemplary presence of mind and passenger safety consciousness.
ECoRly sources said the passenger was trying to get off the train as it had slowed down at the station. The train does not have a scheduled stoppage at Cuttack, but the passenger seemed unaware of it.