Railway employee rewarded with 50K rs for saving minor's life (Video)

Thane: A pointsman at Vangani railway station on the Central Railway has not only won praises from all corners of the country but also a cash award for his brave act of saving the life of a six-year-old boy, fallen on the tracks, in the nick of time from being run over by a speeding express train.

The pointsman Mayur Shelke saw the boy fell down from the edge of the platform at Vangani railway station on Saturday last. In a split second, he sprinted towards the boy, lifted him up and put him on the platform and also jumped onto the platform just a fraction of seconds before the speeding Udyan Express passed through the station.

He was also immediately felicaited by the general manager at the Central Railway headquarters.On Tuesday, a communication was sent by the Railway Board to the GM of Central Railway, in which the cash award of Rs 50,000 was announced to the pointsman.(UNI)