Hyderabad: What began as the promise of a joyful new chapter turned into a heart-wrenching tragedy at Secunderabad Railway Station on June 5 morning. A 28-year-old man, Vurugonda Sai, who was on his way to Goa with his wife for their honeymoon, lost his life while trying to board the moving Vasco-Da-Gama Express.Sai, a worker at a gift article manufacturing unit in Warangal, had been married just weeks earlier to Battula Madhuri (23), a nurse. The couple, accompanied by Sai's brother-in-law Vishnu Vardhan and four friends, had planned a celebratory trip to Goa. The group arrived at platform No. 9 around 9.30 am, with reservations in coach S4.According to Secunderabad Railway Police, Sai was seen boarding and deboarding the train multiple times before the incident.

Around 10.30 am, he stepped off to buy a bottle of water. As the train began to pull away, his friends, noticing he hadn't returned, pulled the emergency chain to halt it. Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel responded and began questioning one of Sai's friends near the S4 coach."In the middle of this, Sai attempted to reboard the moving train. Tragically, he lost balance and slipped into the gap between the platform and the train," said an RPF official.

Sai sustained critical injuries and was immediately rushed to a corporate hospital. Despite the medical team's efforts, he succumbed to his injuries at 12.30 pm.In a cruel twist, Sai's wife and friends—unaware of the tragedy—continued their journey until Kacheguda station. Only upon receiving a call from police did they learn the devastating news and disembarked.Based on a complaint by Madhuri, a case has been registered under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Sai's body was handed over to the family after an autopsy on Saturday.