Army Doctor Helps Deliver Baby at Railway Station Using Hair Clip, Pocket Knife

In an extraordinary act of courage and presence of mind, an Indian Army doctor transformed the Jhansi railway station into an emergency delivery room using just a hair clip, pocket knife, and a dhoti.

The incident unfolded on Saturday afternoon when a pregnant woman travelling on the Panvel-Gorakhpur Express experienced intense labour pains and had to be deboarded at Jhansi station.

According to North Central Railway's Jhansi Division Public Relations Officer Manoj Kumar Singh, she was assisted by a female ticket-checking staff member and an army officer who happened to be nearby.

Among the bystanders was Major Rohit Bachwala, a 31-year-old doctor from the Military Hospital in Jhansi, who was waiting for his train to Hyderabad. Recognising the seriousness of the situation, he rushed to help without a moment's hesitation.

"With no access to a proper operation theatre, I had to rely on tools I had on me," Major Bachwala told PTI. "To clamp the umbilical cord, I used a hair clip. A pocket knife helped me cut it after ensuring the baby was stable. The mother and child were in a precarious condition, and every second mattered.