New Delhi, July 9 -- In a heartwarming incident from Jharkhand, a railway and forest official in Ramgarh halted a coal-laden goods train for over two hours so that a pregnant elephant on the railway track could give birth without fear.

According to a Times of India report, this humanitarian incident occurred on a forest stretch between Barkakana and Hazaribag railway station. This railway line is mostly used for transporting goods, and therefore, no passengers were affected by the 2-hour delay.

According to the TOI report, the incident occurred two weeks ago at around 3 AM when forest officials, monitoring the area, noticed an elephant on the tracks. Soon, they realised that the female elephant was in labour and was lying on the tracks ...