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Bengaluru Viral Video: A terrifying incident at Bengaluru’s Ragigudda Metro Station has gone viral, showing how an overworked security guard narrowly avoided a fatal accident. After working for more than 16 hours, the 52-year-old guard was seen on CCTV footage walking along the platform with his eyes closed, appearing to be sleepwalking. Within seconds, he slipped at the edge and fell onto the tracks, crying out for help in panic. Luckily, a quick-thinking passenger rushed forward and pulled him back to safety just in time.

According to reports, the incident halted metro services for about six minutes, but more importantly, it sparked serious questions about overworked staff. Reports revealed that the guard had been on duty for more than 16 hours and had taken only a short break before returning to work.

Following the incident, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials stepped in. According to a senior officer, the guard was immediately relieved of duty, and an internal investigation has been initiated. The station manager is also being questioned to find out how such long shifts were permitted.

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The video shared on X under the username '@bykarthikreddy' a few hours ago pulled 653k views from social media users. Netizens expressed their anger over long shifts in the comment section. One user wrote, "16 hours duty! If this is the condition in the national capital, just imagine how it must be in other places. Where is the Labour Department? Is there even such a thing as law left or not?"

"We are the most underpaid, overworked, unhappy nation in the world because public policies mostly cater to the rich in this govt," a second user wrote. "If he is feeling sleepy, and still he is walking so no authorities catch him or whatsoever, he could have walked towards the condiment shops and not towards the freaking rail tracks," wrote a third user.

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"16 hours on duty? I mean, if big corporations like BMRCL make a mockery of labour laws, think what happens to crores employed in the unorganised sector," added a fourth user. "No employee should work more than 8.5 to 9 hours and it should be the new norm. Working long hours impacts personal mental and physical abilities," a fifth user added.