Bangalore, Nov 7 (PTI): An Armyman was killed after he tried to rescue a Railway Protection Force constable who was being attacked by a knife-wielding thief at Bangalore Railway station today, Railway police sources said.
Thirty-one-year-old Navathinder Singh from Punjab rushed to save Ramachandra, who was struggling to ward off the unidentified thief whom he had caught on a platform.
In the process, the thief turned to Singh and attacked him. Singh succumbed to serious injuries.
Ramachandra was rushed to a hospital, they said.
Sources said Singh had come down to Bangalore for training at Army Service Corps (ASC) Centre (South) here. His rank in the Army was not known immediately.