Young mother delivers boy on railway platform

THANE: A 24-year-old Kopar resident delivered a boy on the Kalwa railway station platform on Friday morning with assistance from some women passengers.
It is learnt that as Rekha Nishad went into labour, she and her sister-in-law took a local train to reach the TMC-run Kalwa hospital. But by the time they reached Kalwa station, her water broke. A police team at the railway station built a human wall around the women during the delivery.
Rekha’s husband, Mintu Nishad, said she and the baby were safe and later taken to hospital for treatment.“I was at home when I got a call about the delivery. I rushed to the spot and saw that a woman co-passenger had helped her deliver the baby on Platform No. 2," said Nishad. This is the couple's second child, they have a three-year-old daughter.