Maharashtra: Cops walk 4 km carrying injured woman on makeshift stretcher

A team of policemen walked 4 km carrying a woman on a makeshift stretcher to a hospital after she was found injured near rail tracks in the Western Ghats section between Khandala and Karjat stations in MaharashtraThe woman is now recuperating at a government hospital in Pune and is reported to be in a stable condition officials said on ThursdayAccording to the railway police the incident took place on Monday when the woman Asha Waghmare 42 was found lying besides the tracks near Jamrung in the ghat sectionA team of fourfive policeman rushed there and carried the woman on a makeshift stretcher made of saree and bamboo sticks in the hilly sectionThey later used an ambulance to rush her to a primary health care centre in Karjat around 120 km from MumbaiAlso ReadCovid survivor returns home after family cremates another person in AndhraOn Monday we received information from the Lonavla railway station master that a woman was lying near the tracks in the ghat section near Jamrung Lonavla railway police subinspector Vishnu Gosavi told PTISince the spot was 20 to 22 km away from Lonavla officials from the Karjat railway station which was relatively closer to the spot were informed he saidA team of policemen and porters from the Karjat railway station immediately to the spotThe woman who had received injuries on her back was found lying near the tracks Since it is a hilly terrain with a deep gorge on one side it was difficult to arrange any transport to take her to hospital said GosaviHence the policemen without wasting any time prepared a makeshift stretcher with a saree and bamboo sticks and walked at least 4 km carrying the woman to reach Palasdhari railway station he saidIn the meantime an ambulance was called at the Palasdhari stationFrom there the policemen ferried the woman in the ambulance to a hospital in Karjat She was later taken to the governmentrun Sassoon General Hospital in Pune for further treatment he saidThe woman is now recuperating at the hospital the official said adding that she is a resident of a nearby hamlet in the ghat sectionAs per information provided by the woman she got injured after being hit by a running train at a curve in the ghat section while she was trying to cross the railway tracks the official saidHer family members were tracked and informed about the incident he saidA senior railway police official lauded the rescue team comprising policemen P M Sarkale D K Gangurde M P Gaikwad P A Turdar and a HomeguardThey did a commendable job and would be rewarded he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever