Raichur: A woman gave birth to a child on a platform minutes before she was scheduled to board a train from Raichur to Mumbai.

On Saturday morning, the safaikaramchari women as well as the Railway officials were in for a surprise, when 35-year-old heavily pregnant woman – Susheela without any medical help delivered a baby right on the platform.

At about 11.30 am Susheela, her husband, Kudisanna Sindhe, and their two kids, were waiting at Platform No. 2 for catching a train for Mumbai when she went into labour and gave birth to the baby 30 minutes later .

When his wife went into labour, Kudisanna Shindhe cried for help. A couple of safaikaramchari women, who were on duty on the other side of the platform rushed to the spot. By then, Suheela had given birth. The women offered emergency services and helped Susheela recover. They took care of both mother and newborn till the Railway staff arrived.

Later, the mother and newborn were taken to the teaching hospital attached to the Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences for post-delivery care. As per the doctors, both mother and newborn were doing well.

Susheela and Kudisanna Sindhe belong to Shantinagar at Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh and were settled in Mumbai. They were returning to Mumbai after attending a marriage in their native place.