Head constable S. Ilavarasi and constable V. Santhi helped a homeless pregnant woman deliver a baby girl near the South police station in Vellore in the early hours of Saturday.
Ms. Ilavarasi was going to the police station to report for her night sentry duty around 2.15 a.m. when she heard a loud noise nearby.
Along with Ms. Santhi, she went to investigate, and they found a pregnant homeless woman, K. Shabana, 30, crying in pain. They noticed that she was going into labour. By this time, sub-inspector N. Padmanaban, who was on patrol duty, joined them and called for an ambulance. However, before the vehicle could arrive, the woman gave birth to a baby girl. The police personnel admitted the mother and newborn to the Government Pentland Hospital.