He saved a life of a child who accidentally fell on the track.
He said that the boy’s mother, a resident of Vangani, had called him to thank him. He continued, “She is a housewife and she’s blind. Her husband must be earning something but the family is very poor. They cannot provide for the six year old boy s future. So I have decided that I will give the money that I am getting to the family.
Shelkhe said he will call up the Ministry of Railways to find out when the money will be handed over to him. “When it is handed over, I will send it to the family, he said.
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railroad worker in India risked his life to rescue a young boy who fell onto the train tracks in front of an approaching train.
If you check out the footage below, you see switch worker Mayur Shelkhe sprint toward the 6-year-old who slipped from the passenger platform onto the tracks at a station easy of Mumbai last week. He grabbed the child, pulled him on the platform then climbed up himself before outrushing the train.
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“I ran towards the child but also thought that I might be in danger too. Still, I thought I should save him.