12 hurt in factory explosion, two critical

“The Meerut shuttle leaves around 6.30 p.m. In his haste to board the train constable Chandi Prasad ran towards it and jumped onto the track. He, according to eye witnesses, did not see the local Faridabad bound EMU train entering platform number 2. As soon as he jumped on the track he was hit by the train and died on the spot,” a police official at the station said.

He was identified by his identity card in the pocket. The UP Police have been informed about the mishap, the police added.