Woman migrant delivers aboard UP-bound train
BENGALURU:
There was some unusual ‘action’ aboard the KSR Bengaluru- New Delhi Special Express when a woman passenger gave birth around 5.30 am on Sunday.
Her husband, Sandeep, a construction worker in Bengaluru, said they boarded the train on Friday and his wife went into labour on Saturday evening. Other women passengers, including a doctor, assisted with the delivery.
The couple were on their way to their native village of Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh. Sandeep said his fellow passengers informed DCP (Whitefield division) M N Anucheth and IFS officer Dipika Bajpai, who are overseeing migrant-related issues in Bengaluru. The duo in turn alerted their counterparts in Uttar Pradesh.
The couple alighted at Lucknow, after which the woman and her newborn were taken to a hospital. “The doctors did a medical check and gave some medicines. We then continued with our journey in a government bus to our home town Balrampur,” Sandeep said.
Travelling Ticket Examiners S Ravi, Ravi Ranjan Kumar and Pankaj Jha, who were on the train, were of assistance to the couple.
We face many challenging situations. In one such incident our staff S.Ravi, Ravi Ranjan Kumar and Pankaj Jha of Train 02691 arranged Safe delivery(Girl) of A lady Pasngr FOZIA(25) in B2-33 on 24.05.20 at 5:30am near New Delhi with the help of co-passengers. @PiyushGoyal pic.twitter.com/gcSlnEm0rD
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