Meet Dharmanath Yadav, A Bihar Porter With Two Bodyguards

Zee Media Bureau
Feb 27, 2024

1. 24x7 In Security

Dharmanath Yadav: A coolie who resides at Patna Station has two armed police bodyguards always accompanying him.

2. Porter For 35 Years

Dharma has been working as a porter at Patna Junction since 1989 and earns nearly Rs 500 a day.

3. Born In Bhojpur

Dharmanath hails from the Bhojpur district of Bihar.

4. Nabbing Terrorist Alive

In 2013, Patna experienced bomb blasts during the then PM candidate Narendra Modi's rally in Gandhi Maidan. Before the incident, another bomb exploded at Patna Junction's Platform 10, where Dharma nabbed the fleeing terrorist Imtiyaz.

5. Threat To Life

The NIA apprehended a total of 9 terrorists in this case while Dharma, the coolie started receiving threats from terrorists after this incident.

6. Double Security

Following the threats, in 2016, the railway assigned a GRP personnel as his bodyguard and subsequently, a bodyguard from a Bihar Police personnel in 2023.

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