Thane: Train Runs Over RPF Jawan at Kasara Railway Station
Sonawane helped a passenger and was alighting the train, which started moving. He lost his balance and fell in the gap between the platform and the train, the official said. The train ran over the jawan and he died on the spot, he said.
Thane, August 13: A jawan of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) died after being run over by a train at Kasara railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district in the early hours of Sunday, an official said.
Head constable Dileep Sonwane (53) was on duty at Kasara station, when the LTT- Kanpur Express arrived at 6.49 am and some passengers called him for help, he said. Thane Hospital Deaths: 18 Patients Including Women Died in Past 24 Hours at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa; Probe Panel Constituted, Says TMC Chief Abhijit Bangar (Watch Video).
Sonawane helped a passenger and was alighting the train, which started moving. He lost his balance and fell in the gap between the platform and the train, the official said. The train ran over the jawan and he died on the spot, he said. Police Seize Cough Syrup Stock Worth Rs 2.69 Lakh Stored Illegally in Thane.
Sonawane was a resident of Kalyan and is survived by his wife and two children, the official said, adding that a case of accidental death has been registered.
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