Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara :  A school teacher fell down from a running train on Platform No 2 at Ara railway station under Danapur Division of East-Central Railway (ECR), Hajipur, and was seriously injured on February 11, 2022. He was admitted to Ara Sadar Hospital but the doctor referred him to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in view of his precarious condition.

The injured has been identified as Awadh Bihari Pandey, 55, a resident of Circuit House New Colony, Pakari, Ward No 15, under Nawada police station (PS), Ara, in Bhojpur District, and is posted as assistant teacher at Upgraded Middle School, Ganauli, in Bhojpur district.

Awadh Bihari Pandey said that he along with his wife Kamala Pandey was going to Buxar to attend marriage ceremony of his cousin brother, Shaligram Duney’s son February 11, 2022, evening. He asked his wife to go to Platform No 2 at Ara railway station saying he was coming after parking his motorcycle. Meanwhile, the train came and his wife boarded the train and the train steamed off. When he came to platform No 2 after parking his motorcycle, he tried to board the running train but slipped and fell down from the train. When the train passed, the GRP brought him over to  Ara Sadar Hospital but the doctors referred him to PMCH.