Jammu, Sept. 3 -- In a heart-stirring incident that turned an ordinary train journey into a tale of courage and humanity, a woman gave birth to a baby onboard a train near Banihal Railway Station in Jammu Division on Wednesday. Thanks to the timely intervention of railway staff, passengers, and security forces, both mother and child were safely shifted to a hospital, narrowly escaping what could have been a medical emergency.
The woman, identified as Akhtara Bano of Sumbar village, was travelling with her husband Mohammad Ashraf on train no. 64651, the unreserved Sangaldan-Baramulla service. As the train pulled into Banihal, she was gripped by severe labour pains. Within moments, and with the help of compassionate female co-passengers, she...