By Amitabha Bhattasali 
 
 BBC News, Siliguri 
 
 Mr Roy wanted to pull the train for more than 300 metres (Photos: Sanjay Sah) 
 
 A man in eastern India says he is going to take to the air by hanging from a helicopter suspended by his ponytail. Earlier this week Shailendra Roy drew large crowds when he pulled the famous Darjeeling toy train with his ponytail. One end of an iron chain was tied to his foot-long ponytail, and the other to the train engine and three coaches, weighing some 35 tonnes. He says he keeps the hair strong by rubbing it with mustard oil and pulling cars and other heavy objects. "I am planning to dangle myself from a helicopter," Mr Roy said after pulling the train 10 metres the town of Siliguri where the track is flat. The Darjeeling toy train line is so called because of the small size of the trains and the narrow guage. It was built in the late 19th century and winds from the plains of West Bengal up the Himalayas to Darjeeling. It is a popular tourist attraction. Safely concerns Thousands of people turned up to witness Mr Roy pull the train on Monday. "It is a dream come true for me. I had planned to pull the train for at least 300 metres, but railway officials did not allow that," Mr Roy said. Shailendra Roy - 'It's a dream come true for me' A railway official said they stopped him moving the train further for safety reasons. "He could have pulled the train further, but we did not allow him," said Subrata Nath of the heritage Darjeeling toy train company. Mr Roy said he had been planning to pull the train with his hair for more than a year. "I practised for this by pulling huge logs too," he said. This is not the first time Mr Roy has been in the limelight for his ponytail. He has pulled buses and trucks and uses small cars for practice. Last year, his ponytail tied to a rope, he flew from one building to another in front of television cameras. Mr Roy says he had trouble raising money to pay to hire the train. Railway official Subrata Nath said they charged him 3200 rupees ($80) to hire it for three hours against the normal charge of 26,000 rupees ($650). Mr Roy, who works as a driver for the police, was helped by donations from local businessmen. 
 
 
 
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 A West Bengal Police home guard, who tried to cross a 1,400 metre wide stretch on Teesta River in Darjeeling district by hanging with the help of his pony tail, succumbed to death during a spectacular act on Sunday. Sailendra Nath Roy, 50, attempted to cross the stretch with his pony tail by hanging from a rope that tied both the points of Sevoke Mountains. The act was performed more than 3,000 metres above the sea level.Roy performed the stunt near the historical coronation bridge with more than 1,000-odd spectators gathered on the Sevoke Coronation Bridge to witness the brave attempt.Built in 1930, Sevoke Coronation Bridge over the river Teesta is an important bridge of the north-east. This unique construction is a memento of British excellence in design and architecture. The bridge is located near Sevokeswari Kali Mandir, about 20-km far from Siliguri town, between two points Salugara and Kalijhora.While crossing the stretch, his pony tail got stuck with the wheeler at a point on the rope. After making frantic efforts for almost 25 minutes, the state police home guard lost his pulse and succumbed to a cardiac attack. He crossed almost 40 percent of the total distance. That time only a Red Cross ambulance was present there at the site. When he was taken to the nearest hospital, Ray was declared brought dead.The incident was horrific as people continued to clap giving a round of applause to Ray's attempts without even understanding his helplessness when his pony tail got stuck in the wheeler on the rope.Roy held several Guinness world records for pulling vehicles with his pony tail. He had pulled a 42-tons toy train for 2.5 meters with his pony tail in September last year."They did not have the required permission for the stunt," said Siliguri police commissioner K Jairaman. He also said that Ray was not on duty. "He was on a holiday while performing it," he added.
– An Indian daredevil who made it into the Guinness Book of World Records died yesterday while repeating a version of his stunt, reports the BBC. Sailendra Nath Roy entered the record books in 2011 after traveling the farthest recorded distance on a zip line ... using his hair. The 48-year-old (other media reported his age as 47 and 50) attempted to cross the Teesta river via ponytail and zip line once again, in front of hundreds of onlookers in West Bengal. But Roy became stuck just shy of halfway through the 600-foot journey, reports India Today, after his hair got stuck in the line's wheeler; within 45 minutes he was dead. Though Roy wore a life jacket, he apparently didn't arrange for emergency aid. "He was desperately trying to move forward. He was trying to scream out some instruction. But no one could follow what he was saying," says a photographer at the scene. In fact, India Today reports that spectators, unaware of what was happening, continued to clap as he struggled. He eventually lost consciousness and died of a massive heart attack, according to doctors. Rescuers were able to remove him from the line after about 45 minutes. A sad coda: A friend tells the BBC that Roy had told his wife, who was worried for his safety, this would be his last stunt. In 2008, he pulled the nearly 39-ton Darjeeling toy train using his ponytail.