Getting on and off trains while they are moving is common practice in India, but three incidents showed why it can also be dangerous.

In one, on March 27, a train dragged a passenger along a platform, after he fell while boarding a train at Nagpur station in the state of Maharashtra. Both his legs had slipped under the train and he was holding on to the door handle to save himself.

The Railway Police Force's Sanjay Khandare and another unidentified man showed remarkable presence to save him and pull him onto the train, although his belongings were strewn all over the platform.

In another incident, on March 22, a saree-clad woman fell while getting off a train at Wardha railway station, also in Maharashtra state. Her saree appeared to have got caught on the doorway and she lost her balance.

Hero-on-duty at the time was Railway Police officer Nilesh Pinjarkar, who saved her from being dragged under the train.

A similar accident happened at Tirupati station in Andhra Pradesh state, where another woman fell as she was getting off a train.

She was slipping into the gap between the train and the platform when Railway Police Force constable CT Sateesh pulled her out and saved her life.

A train dragged a passenger who fell while boarding a train at Nagpur railway Station instate of Maharashtra, India. His both legs had slipped under the train and he was holding on to the door handle to save himself. Railway Police Force's Sanjay Khandare who was on duty showed remarkable presence of mind and ran behind the passenger to save him. Another identified man helped Sanjay Khandare put passenger back in the train. The recent incident took place on March 27.

A saree-clad woman fell while deboarding a train at Wardha railway Station in the state of Maharashtra, India. As she tried to get off, he saree got stuck with the door and she lost her balance. Railway Police Force's Nilesh Pinjarkar, who was on duty, saw that the woman was slipping into the space between platform and train and would get crushed. He ran and saved her by pulling her up. Officials said the woman had gone to see off her daughter and was talking to her when the train started moving. The incident took place on March 22.

Woman passenger de-boarding from running train at Tirupati station in Andhra Pradesh fell in between the track and train on 05.05.21. Railway Police Force constable CT Sateesh pulled her out and saved her life. His act of valour has been appreciated by higher officers.