The presence of mind of Konkan Railway Protection Force (KR RPF) staff officials on Wednesday night saved the life of a female passenger at Khed station. Stations on Konkan Railway are excessively crowded due to the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Railway officials said that on September 11 around 10:47 pm train no. 50103 (Dadar to Ratnagiri) Passenger arrived at PF no. 1 of Khed railway station. At 22:50 hrs while the train began to depart from the station, a female passenger identified as Riddhi Ganesh Palekar, residing at Village- Manchamuta Palekar wadi, Taluka- Devgurd, Dist.- Sindhudurg tried to board it.