PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 4 -- A potentially fatal accident was averted on Saturday morning at Prayagraj Junction under the Railway Protection Force's (RPF) 'Operation Jeevan Raksha'. An alert RPF sub-inspector saved a pilgrim who slipped while attempting to board a moving train.

The incident occurred around 8.30 am at Platform No. 2, when a passenger lost his balance and fell into the gap between the train and the platform. Acting swiftly, the RPF officer on duty pulled the man to safety, officials said.

RPF inspector Amit Meena identified the passenger as 25-year-old Vikas, son of Ramchandra, a resident of Tikra Paigambarpur village in Kanpur. Vikas was in Prayagraj to attend the Magh Mela and was returning home after taking a holy dip at the S...