“Vikram jumped out of the train, but in a direction opposite to which it was moving. He lost control and fell in the gap between the moving train and the platform; he came under the wheels. His legs, hands and head were severed from his body. Seeing Vikram fall, Vijayan too jumped out of the moving train and sustained severe injuries,” a railway police officer told The Times of India.

Seeing this, fellow passengers pulled the chain and Vijayan was taken to a hospital where he is recovering.

Vikram’s body was taken to Bowring Hospital for post-mortem on Tuesday, 18 December, and police have registered a case of unnatural death based on a complaint by Carmelaram Railway Station Master Chandan Kumar.