9 months ago
Mumbai cop dies after falling from train footboard
A police officer named Devidas Saste was traveling home on a train in Mumbai.
He was standing on the footboard, which is the outside part of the train where people sometimes stand.
When the train stopped at Mulund station, he lost his balance and fell onto the platform.
He was taken to the hospital, but the doctors said he had already died.
He had some serious heart problems and had been on medical leave recently.
His family has been told about what happened, and the police are helping them.
Devidas Saste, a traffic police constable, fell from a local train footboard at Mulund station.
He was suffering from serious cardiac ailments and had four heart blockages.
Saste had been on medical leave from August 7 to November 25 and underwent angiography at Fortis Hospital, Kalyan.
He resumed duty on November 26 and was traveling home when the incident occurred.
He was declared dead on arrival at Agarwal Hospital.
- Who
- Devidas Saste, a traffic police constable attached to the Sahar Traffic Division
- What
- Fell off a local train footboard and died
- Where
- Mulund railway station, Mumbai
- When
- Wednesday evening
- Why
- Lost his balance while standing on the footboard
Key facts
- Name
- Devidas Saste
- Occupation
- Traffic Police Constable
- Division
- Sahar Traffic Division
- Medical Condition
- Serious cardiac ailments, four heart blockages
- Medical Leave
- August 7 to November 25
- Hospital
- Fortis Hospital, Kalyan
- Procedure
- Angiography
- Residence
- Kalyan, Thane district
- Incident Location
- Mulund railway station
- Hospital Where Declared Dead
- Agarwal Hospital
- Date of Incident
- Wednesday evening





