Arti, who went into labour on a train transiting Delhi was being rushed to a hospital, but delivered her baby in the Delhi Police's PCR van. They have been admitted in Bara Hindurao Hospital.
New Delhi:
A 29-year-old woman delivered a boy in a Delhi Police PCR van on Sunday while she was being rushed to a hospital.
The woman, Arti, was travelling in a train from Gwalior to Samalkha in Panipat when she went into labour. Her in-laws, who were accompanying her, got down at Sabji Mandi railway station in New Delhi in the wee hours of the night and sought help.
A railway employee called the police control room immediately. Help arrived quickly.
While the woman was being taken to a hospital, she delivered the baby in the PCR van, said RK Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (PCR).
The woman and her child have been admitted to Bara Hindurao Hospital, said the officer.