New Delhi: In what brought to fore the humane face of Delhi Police, a pregnant woman gave birth to a baby girl in the back of a patrolling vehicle near Central Delhi's Shanti Van here today after her husband hitched a ride from cops to transport her to the hospital.

Both the mother and the baby have been admitted to Kasturba Gandhi Hospital where they are doing fine. The incident took place around 3 PM when Rekha, working as a labourer at shanti Van developed labour pain.