Army Doctor & Railway Staff Safely Deliver Baby On Footover Bridge With Just A Pocket Knife & Hair Pins!

Most people at a train station are just passing through, eyes on the clock, minds elsewhere, heading home or somewhere they need to be. Jhansi station, like any other, has seen thousands of such stories come and go. But on the afternoon of 5 July 2025, it paused just for a moment. And in that moment, something unexpected unfolded.

Major Rohit Bachwala, a 31-year-old army doctor from the Military Hospital in Jhansi, was waiting for his train to Hyderabad. He was not in uniform, was not on call, just another traveller, carrying a bag and thoughts of family waiting on the other side. The station was its usual blur of announcements, chai sellers, and tired passengers. Until a cry for help cut through the noise.

A cry for help cuts through noise

On a platform nearby, a pregnant woman had gone into sudden labour. She was travelling with her husband and child on the Panvel-Gorakhpur Express when the pain began, sharp, fast, and far too early. Her husband did what he could and sent an alert through the Rail Madad app, hoping someone, somewhere, might respond in time.

But Rohit had already sensed that something was wrong. He noticed the panic, the urgency in the husband’s voice, and without a second thought, he made his way toward them. There was no hospital nearby, no medical kit, and no prepared space. Just a footover bridge, a woman in distress, and a small crowd beginning to gather at a distance. There was no room for hesitation as his instincts kicked in immediately. Thinking had to wait, and action was all that mattered.

A footover bridge becomes a ward

With the help of four railway staff members, namely Lily Kushwaha, Rakhi Kushwaha, Jyotika Sahu, and Kavita Agarwal, a makeshift delivery space was quickly arranged. They also fetched a dhoti to create a modest screen for privacy and handed over gloves to guarantee basic hygiene. With a pocket knife, a couple of hair clips, and steady hands, the army doctor set about the delivery, calm and focused, forgetting the makeshift surroundings.

The moment was both delicate and chaotic, yet carried out with impressive calm. Using a hair clip to clamp the umbilical cord and a pocket knife to cut it, the army doctor safely delivered a baby girl. All of this took place on the footover bridge, high above the tracks, with the everyday hum of the station continuing just metres below.

Once both mother and child were stable, an ambulance arrived to take them to a nearby hospital. Both were reported to be doing well. The crowd that had gathered slowly dispersed, and the station returned to its usual rhythm. But for those who had stopped to witness what had just unfolded, a sense of awe lingered in the air.

A real-life hero answers the call

Later that day, the story began to spread across social media. The praise was heartfelt, but it was not the drama that resonated most, it was the simplicity of the act itself. An army doctor, off duty and unprepared in the conventional sense, had stepped forward without hesitation. He did not wait for orders or seek permission, he acted on impulse and helped.

There was no ceremony or grand announcement — just a man who saw someone in pain and did what needed to be done. In doing so, he reminded everyone, whether standing on the bridge, scrolling through their phones, or simply passing by, that true courage often looks nothing like we expect. It is calm and practical, and arrives without being asked.

On that footover bridge, in the middle of a station designed for departures and arrivals, a baby girl came into the world. And though the trains kept rolling in and out, one brief human moment remained still, just long enough to remind us what it means to truly be present for someone else.

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