01 January,2026 04:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The constable was travelling on a local train after completing his duty when the incident occurred. Representational Pic/File
A Mumbai Traffic Police constable died after he lost his balance and collapsed on the platform at Mulund railway station on Wednesday evening, an official said, reported the PTI.
The constable was travelling on a local train after completing his duty when the incident occurred, officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Devidas Saste. He was attached to the Sahar Traffic Division of the Mumbai Police.
According to police, Saste had serious cardiac health issues. He had four blockages in his heart and had been on medical leave from August 7 to November 25, as per the PTI.
During this period, he underwent an angiography at Fortis Hospital in Kalyan. After his condition improved, he resumed duty on November 26.
After finishing his duty, Saste was travelling to his home in Kalyan, located in Thane district. He was standing on the footboard of the local train.
When the train reached Mulund railway station, he suddenly lost his balance and collapsed on the platform.
Two police constables who were with him immediately rushed him to Agarwal Hospital. However, doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police officials said that Saste's family has been informed about the incident. The police department is providing all possible assistance to the family.
Meanwhile, in a different incident, quick action by an alert Government Railway Police (GRP) constable saved the life of a passenger as he was about to fall off a moving suburban train in Thane district of Maharashtra in neighbouring Palghar, according to the PTI.
The incident took place at the Kopar railway station on December 25.
A release issued by the Vasai Road Railway Police station said police constable Ganesh Ramchandra Sakbhor was on routine local patrolling and checking duty in the Nalasopara section. As part of the duty, he reached Kopar railway station around 7.45 pm, as per the PTI.
As a local train was about to depart from the platform, Sakbhor noticed a male passenger suddenly lost his balance and was about to fall off. The constable rushed to his help.
"Demonstrating exceptional alertness and courage, Sakbhor immediately ran towards the passenger, caught hold of him and safely pulled him onto the platform," the GRP said in its statement, reported the PTI.
The timely intervention prevented the situation from turning serious.
Due to Sakbhor's promptness and presence of mind, a disaster was averted and the passenger's life was saved, it said, the news agency reported.
(with PTI inputs)
