BSF jawan falls off train while fighting snatcher in Ludhiana, loses legs

The incident took place shortly after the New Delhi-Amritsar Shan-e-Punjab Express left the Ludhiana junction station here and reached the Domoria bridge

A BSF jawan lost both his legs after falling from a moving train and being run over while struggling with a snatcher who had stolen his phone onboard.

The victim, Aman Jaiswal, was travelling to his headquarters in Jalandhar, the train’s next stop before reaching its final destination. (Pexels/Representational image)

The incident took place shortly after the New Delhi-Amritsar Shan-e-Punjab Express left the Ludhiana junction station here and reached the Domoria bridge.

The victim, Aman Jaiswal, was travelling to his headquarters in Jalandhar, the train’s next stop before reaching its final destination.

As Jaiswal came out of the toilet, a man snatched his phone and tried to jump off the still slow-moving train. Aman managed to grab the snatcher’s arm and in the ensuing struggle, both fell off the train. The thief was able to escape to safety, but Aman’s lower body was run over by the train, according to Government Railway Police (GRP) sub-inspector (SI) Birbal Nahar.

The victim was rushed to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital here, where his damaged legs were amputated below the knees. He remains in the ICU, but is stable, according to hospital authorities.