<p>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.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/Goregaon-train-1_e.jpg" alt="The Vashi resident falls under the train" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><em><strong>The Vashi resident falls under the train</strong></em></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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;</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/aug/Goregaon-train-2_e.jpg" alt="Dhage pulls Sheikh out of the gap" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Dhage pulls Sheikh out of the gap</em></strong></p>
<p>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.</p><p>
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