A total of eight births have taken place in Police Control Room (PCR) vans of the Delhi Police while transporting mothers in labour to hospitals in the last one year.
While the latest case this year was reported on May 29, where a mother in labour pain delivered a child in the moving PCR van during its way to the Hindu Rao Hospital, seven delivery cases were reported last year.
While talking to The Pioneer, Special Commissioner of Police (Operations) Sanjay Baniwal said, “In January 2015, S-54 of North Zone received a call from Rukshana Begum from Shastri Nagar, who was in labour pain. She delivered a baby in the MPV while on the way to the HR hospital.
Similarly, in April, l-97 received a call from one Suraj Mukhi, resident of Qutub Garh in labour pain. She delivered a baby in the MPV. In May, a call was received from a patient’s husband from Shanti Van. She too gave birth to a baby while being taken to Kasturba Hospital,” he said.
In September last year, a call was received from Okhla Phase II form a mother in labour pain. She was admitted in the ESI hospital and gave birth to a baby in PCR vans. Another case was reported a few days after, when a mother gave birth to a baby on her way to Dada Dev hospital from Palam Village.
In November, a baby was born in PCR van when the mother was being taken to RTR hospital. Police got a call from Najafgarh.
Delhi PCR van saved a life of a newborn and her mother found in an unconscious condition on footpath at Deep Vihar, Sector -24 Rohini. later, the mother was taken to BSA hospital.
Meanwhile, police have also been rewarded for helping commoners. And total 2261 police personnel have been rewarded with cash of Rs 21,44,510.