Gatekeeper stops train, saves girl in Nagapattinam

The incident occurred late in the night when a passer-by noticed a girl on the railway track between Sirkazhi and Vaitheeswarankoil and informed the gatekeeper of Panamangalam railway gate, Mahendran, railway police said. 

Immediately, Mahendran alerted the railway authorities and stopped the Mangalore-Karaikal passenger train that was supposed to cross the area in a few minutes. After the train halted, the gatekeeper and track assistant rushed to the spot and found the girl lying unconscious on the track. She was taken to the Sirkazhi GH. 

Meanwhile, RPF from Mayiladuthurai conducted enquiries. The girl possessed an identity card, which indicated that she belonged to Alakudi village near Sirkazhi and was undergoing nursing training, officials said. The girl is recovering after treatment. It is said that she might have been attacked by unknown miscreants and thrown on the railway track.