RPF lady constable saves Indian Railways passenger's life. Watch video

A Railway Protection Force (RPF) woman constable has saved a passenger's life in Jharkhand's Tatanagar railway station through her quick thinking and presence of mind.

RPF, on its Twitter handle, posted a video clip of the incident. The video clip shows that a number of passengers were boarding a train at Tatanagar railway station. Amidst all these, a man falls on the platform. We can see a lady RPF constable rushing to the area and getting hold of the man. The lady constable safely removed the person.

Subsequently, the man was helped by the lady RPF constable to move his luggage and board the train safely.


"Quick response by lady constable S.K. Meena saved a passenger's life who slipped towards the platform gap while attempting to board a moving train at Tatanagar Station. #MissionJeevanRaksha #SewaHiSankalp #WeServeAndProtect," RPF captioned the video clip on its Twitter handle.



Indian Railways always has asked the passengers to remain cautious while boarding trains. RPF personnel have time to time rescued and saved passengers where their lives were at the risk.

Indian Railways has registered a record revenue of Rs 2.40 lakh crore in the 2022-23 financial year, up by nearly Rs 49,000 crore from the previous year, according to a ministry statement. In 2022-23, the freight revenue rose to Rs 1.62 lakh crore, a growth of nearly 15 per cent from the previous year. Indian Railways' passenger revenue has registered an all-time high growth of 61 per cent to reach Rs 63,300 crore, as per a Reuters report.

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Q1. What is the full form of RPF?
A1. The full form of RPF is Railway Protection Force.

Q2. Who protects Indian Railways stations?
A2. Railway Protection Force protects Indian Railways stations.