India, May 13 -- A 51-year-old police constable died on Monday after falling in the gap between a train and a platform at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station and being dragged by the train.

The Government Railway Police (GRP) have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in the matter.

The deceased constable was identified as Dilip Somnath Ahiwale, 51. He was attached to the DB Marg police station. After working on Sunday night, Ahiwale was on his way to visit his family in Solapur on Monday, which was his weekly off, when the accident occurred, said a police officer.

Around 5.30am on Monday, he was heading to catch a train on platform number 10. He tried to board as it was still entering the CSMT station so that he ...