A 40-year-old police constable, Balasaheb Dhage, who works as a driver at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-8-year-old-boy-dies-suddenly-during-pt-hours-at-school-23383850" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Goregaon police station</a>, heroically saved the life of a man who fell between the platform and a moving train at Goregaon railway station on Thursday evening.
<img src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2024/aug/Goregaon-train-1_e.jpg" alt="The Vashi resident falls under the train" width="1280" height="720" /> The Vashi resident falls under the train
Dhage, who was waiting for a train to return home after his duty, witnessed Zakir Ahmad Sheikh, a 56-year-old resident of Vashi, struggling to board a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-masked-men-tie-up-woman-flee-with-gold-worth-rs-3-5-lakh-23383290" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Panvel-bound train</a>. Sheikh, who had just visited his brother in Nalasopara, lost his balance while attempting to board the moving train and fell between the platform and the train.
Reacting swiftly, Dhage ran and grabbed Sheikh&rsquo;s hand, pulling him to safety and holding on until the train passed. Dhage recounted, &ldquo;I was waiting for a CSTM train when the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-woman-swept-away-after-jumping-into-versova-bay-23383304" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Panvel train</a> started moving. Sheikh had mistakenly entered the female compartment but, realising the error, tried to re-board the men&rsquo;s compartment. He fell as he was attempting to enter, and I managed to hold his hand and prevent him from falling into the gap.&rdquo;
<img src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2024/aug/Goregaon-train-2_e.jpg" alt="Dhage pulls Sheikh out of the gap" width="1280" height="720" /> Dhage pulls Sheikh out of the gap
Dhage continued to assist Sheikh, travelling with him to Wadala. Sheikh, who has been working as a driver in Kuwait for the past 22 years, was in Mumbai to visit family and was set to return to Kuwait shortly. Sheikh <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-woman-falls-in-love-online-blackmailed-after-sending-pics-23383305" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">expressed profound gratitude</a>, saying, &ldquo;Dhage was like an angel sent by God to save my life. I can&rsquo;t thank him enough. Dhage&rsquo;s quick actions and bravery prevented the accident,&rdquo; he added.

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