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36-year-old worker injured as dumper runs over him in Palghar districtThe incident occurred near the Saphale station of the Western Railway on August 14, they said.
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Palghar: A 36-year-old worker was grievously injured after being run over by a dumper while he was working at a railway station in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.

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The incident occurred near the Saphale station of the Western Railway on August 14, they said.

"The victim, Ravi Gaikwad, was carrying out the cabling work near a bridge when a dumper ran over him leaving him seriously injured. He was admitted to a local hospital and is undergoing treatment," senior inspector Sachin Ingawale of the Palghar Government Railway Police (GRP) said.

A case under section 125 (b) (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered against the unidentified driver of the dumper.

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(Published 28 August 2024, 12:45 IST)