Chhattisgarh: Woman gives birth to baby in moving train

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ANI | Updated: Sep 03, 2019 10:21 ISTRaipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept 3 (ANI): A woman gave birth to a baby in a moving train when she
was travelling to Raipur city in Chhattisgarh by Sampark Kranti Express
The woman identified as Lakshmi was travelling along with her husband, Santosh on Sunday night when she developed labour pain
When the train was near Jhansi city in Uttar Pradesh, Lakshmi experienced labour pain after which the husband informed on-duty Travelling
Ticket Examiner (TTE) Shankar Kumar about it.On getting the information, the TTE alerted the control room and apprised them about the
situation
He also asked for a team of doctors to be made available immediately
However, until then, the women co-passengers helped Lakshmi in delivering the baby
Both the mother and the newborn baby said to be fine
The train was halted at Shahdol station in Madhya Pradesh for about 30 minutes, where a lady doctor provided medicines to Lakshmi
The passengers appreciated the train crew including TTE Kumar for their cooperation and thanked the Indian Railways
(ANI)