25-year-old Cricketer Harmeet Singh drives his car on Andheri station platform No.1, arrested


Mumbai, Feb 20 (Mid-day) : Commuters streaming into Andheri railway station early this morning were shocked to see a car ride past them on platform no. 1. The man behind the wheel, Harmeet Singh Baddhan (25), is a former Indian Premier League player. He claims to have lost his way and accidentally landed at the platform.

While no one was injured in the incident, Railway Protection Force (RPF) detained the former Rajasthan Royals player and registered a case against him. The police are awaiting medical reports to verify if Baddhan, who is a resident of Malad, was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.






The incident took place around 7.15 am, when commuters at Andheri station noticed a Hyundai Verna make its way into platform 1. Even as people raised an alarm, Baddhan continued to drive onto the platform, causing chaos, before applying breaks near an escalator.

RPF officials rushed to the spot and detained Baddhan. On being questioned, the cricketer told the Andheri RPF that he had mistakenly entered the platform, and was about to reverse the car and head out, but was stopped by commuters. Citing security concern, the cops checked his car, but only found bats in the boot.

Harmeet, who is currently in police custody, said, "While I was driving near Andheri station, I lost my way. When I asked a passer-by, he guided me in the wrong direction and I landed on the platform." Senior PI Manish Rathod, RPF Andheri, confirmed that Baddhan was in the driver’s seat at the time of the incident.

The RPF has booked Baddhan under Sections 147 (trespass and refusal to desist from trespass), 145 (drunkenness or nuisance), 145C (willfully or without excuse interferes with any amenity provided by the railway administration), 145B (nuisance or act of indecency), 154 (endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by rash or negligent act or omission) and 159 (Disobedience of drivers to directions of railway servant, etc.) of the Railway Act, 154.

  

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  • Antonio DSilva, Kuwait

    Tue, Feb 21 2017

    While we are joking about the Sardar there is the one most critical question on why and how he was able to drive on the platform and I am saying this because this is the second such incident on the same platform.

    All concerned authorities need to run and close the security gaps that are clearly there to avoid a third such repetition lest it be carried out by a sinister individual, bearing in mind the shuddering impact it could have on innocent lives.

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  • NR, mangalore

    Tue, Feb 21 2017

    IPL , kindly include his name in Auction immediately

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 21 2017

    7.15am and drunked, wa pajji tusi greate ho , before pratice may be tried for boost energy,

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  • Adrian, Bendur/Dubai

    Tue, Feb 21 2017

    Udta Punjabi :)

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  • NM, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 20 2017

    Normal people can see at least 50-100m of road that lies ahead of them, but this man realized he was on a railway platform only when he saw the escalator which shows his level of intoxication!

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  • Elwyn Goveas, Valencia

    Mon, Feb 20 2017

    Three major premium whisky came up with stylish and business mind slogans.
    1. Signature - The sign of success.
    2. Royal challenge - Make a bold way
    3.Royal Stag -Its your life make it large
    But poor 8 P.M. and AFTER DARK said nothing
    DRINK ONLY IN THE NIGHT AND DONT RUIN YOUR LIFE

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Suratkal/ M'lore/Bahrain

    Mon, Feb 20 2017

    Peg di asar oh paaji... tusi kiththe ho.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Feb 20 2017

    Sardar Number One ...

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