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Delhi Bystander Jumps Into Train Gap to Retrieve Tourist’s Dupatta as Video Tops 52 Million Views

The clip resonated for portraying everyday goodwill in a hazardous platform gap.

Overview

  • A visitor from Indonesia dropped her dupatta beside a stationary train at New Delhi Railway Station, and a nearby man climbed into the gap to fetch it.
  • He signalled her to wait, retrieved the scarf, refused her offered hand, then pulled himself up and walked off without fanfare.
  • Posted on Instagram by the traveler, Indah (@indaha.l), the video has drawn more than 52 million views and a flood of praise.
  • Her caption referenced Shah Rukh Khan’s character Rahul from a 1998 film, which led many viewers to frame the scene as a Bollywood-style moment.
  • Comments highlighted the man’s courtesy and the real danger of the narrow space between the platform and a train, where a slip can cause serious injury.