Soldier posted in Assam saves child on practice


Sepoy Sunil coordinated with the practice workers and the railway police for the toddler’s evacuation and medical administration on the Rangiya station. en route to Dibrugarh. Photograph: Indian Military by way of ANI

GUWAHATI

A soldier posted at a ahead hospital on the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border saved an eight-month-old toddler aboard the Rajdhani Categorical on October 13.

The toddler had developed sudden respiratory misery and have become unresponsive. Because the household panicked, the newborn’s mom fainted, pondering her little one had died.

Sepoy Sunil, who was returning to his base from depart and was in the identical coach, assessed the state of affairs, lifted the newborn, examined her, and located that she had no pulse and was not respiration.

He laid the toddler on a flat floor and initiated pediatric cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) utilizing two fingers on the chest and tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. After two cycles of CPR, the newborn confirmed indicators of life.

Sepoy Sunil subsequently coordinated with the practice workers and the railway police for the toddler’s evacuation and medical administration on the Rangiya station. en route to Dibrugarh.

β€œHis well timed {and professional} motion prevented a fatality in a state of affairs the place no fast medical help was out there. He displayed distinctive medical proficiency, fast judgment, and a excessive sense of responsibility to avoid wasting a life,” the Ministry of Protection stated in a press release on Saturday (October 18, 2025).