Father-Daughter Duo Saves Train With 2000 Lives From Crashing, Minister Lauds Their Bravery

We have always been taught that heroes are not born, but they’re made. And whenever we think about transforming ourselves into a hero, our mind usually goes to the rigorous training the police or army goes through. However, as proven by a father and daughter duo from Tripura, in order to become a hero, all you need is keen observational skills and the willingness to act.

According to The Indian Express, a train with around 2000 passengers were traveling towards a landslide affected area. However, it was stopped by a father-daughter duo. Sonu Kumar Mandal, the driver of the train said,

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“If we had not spotted the signal and stopped the train, it could have met with a severe accident.”

On June 15th, two locals of Dhalai’s Ambassa in northern Tripura, Swapan Debbarma and his daughter Somati, were walking across the rail lines. That’s when they found out that the tracks were severely damaged by landslides that had happened due to heavy rains. So, when they saw a train hurtling towards doom, the father-daughter duo waved their shirts and brought it to a halt. Now, that’s true heroism in action.

Word of Somati and Swapan Debbarma’s action spread. When Tripura Health and Science & Tech. Minister Sudip Roy Barman heard about it, he invited them over to his house. He said,

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“Had they not taken the risk in stopping the train, lives would’ve been lost. When I came to know of this, I called them at my residence and had breakfast with them.”

That’s true because there were 2000 passengers who could’ve been injured, or worse, died if Somati and Swapan hadn’t used their common sense to stop the train. So, it was only fitting when Roy Barman praised the father-daughter duo in front of all members of the Tripura Assembly.

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In addition to that, Roy Barman talked about the topic during Zero Hour in detail and requested CM Biplab Kumar Deb and the House to give them an award for their actions. That’s not all because Roy Barman also told that Debbarma’s name will be recommended to the Central Government and the Railways Ministry for help and a reward.

We always keep thinking about how we can become the hero of our own stories. And when reality strikes us harshly, we begin discussing how we can prevent a mishap from happening again. However, if we combine common sense and selflessness in equal proportions, we can become heroes and save lives right now. And Swapan and Somati are a shining example of that.

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