Gap between train and platform claims cop's life

In a tragic incident an onduty constable breathed his last in the wee hours of Monday morning near Mulund check naka just stonersquos throw away from the Fortis Hospital where his family members wanted to admit him for treatment Police Naik Babasaheb Bhandare was being rushed to hospital for the grievous injuries he sustained after falling into the gap between the train and the platform at Kasara station on Sunday nightu00a0 The final salute Police personnel give Babasaheb Bhandare a 21gun salute at the Vikhroli crematorium where the final rites were performed on Monday evening His family members alleged that improper treatment at the local hospital where he was admitted soon after the accident and delay in shifting him to a better medical facility resulted in Bhandarersquos death A resident of Tagore Nagar in Vikhroli Bhandare is survived by his parents wife Sangeeta and sons Bipin and Vaibhav The mishap Bhandare 42 along with his colleague from Matunga police station was assigned the duty of handing over an accused involved in a cheque bouncing case to their counterparts in Raipur Madhya Pradesh When the train halted at Kasara for attachment of an extra engine for a smooth passage through Igatpuri Ghats on Sunday night as it had been raining heavily Bhandare got off to get water He was still at the platform when he realised that the train was in motion It was in his bid to catch the moving train that he slipped and fell into the gap between the train and the platform and sustained internal injuries to the chest and lost his right hand Bhandare then called his colleague to inform him about the accident and asked him to carry on and hand over the accused to the MP police He told is colleague that he would seek treatment at the local hospital He then asked the local police officials who were rushing him to the hospital to inform his family about the accident Family speaks Bhandarersquos brother claimed that the family was informed late in the night about the incident Narendra said ldquoThough the accident occurred at 1040 pm we received a call from the police after 12 in the nightrdquo Recollecting Bhandarersquos last phone call he made after boarding the Howrah Express from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Kurla Sangeeta said ldquoMy husband said he is going to Raipur and would be back in two days When I asked him how was he planning to come back he jokingly said lsquoI will come by planersquo We chatted for a while before he disconnected Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined that we would be receiving the news of his accident within hours of his call Our lives have been devastated He was the sole breadwinner for the familyrdquo Tragic end Bhandare was initially rushed to the Kasara Hospital followed by Shahpur Hospital where Narendra along with Sangeeta and a few other relatives arrived Realising that Bhandarersquos health was fast deteriorating they decided to shift him to Fortis Hospital immediately Unfortunately Bhandare succumbed to the injuries on his way to the hospital Narendra said ldquoWe were just 10 minutes away from the hospital when my brother breathed his last The delay in providing him with better medical treatment killed himrdquo Copspeak Senior Inspector Raghvendra Thakur of the Matunga police station said ldquoWe will support Bhandarersquos family It was an unfortunate incident and he died on duty Bhandare died due to intense loss of blood and serious internal bleedingrdquo u00a0