Soldiers turn good Samaritans!

An incident that portrayed humanity was reported from Welikanda, when soldiers on duty at the Rideethenna roadblock provided all basic requirements for a mother delivering a baby, Friday evening.

On seeing the pregnant Tamil woman Latha who arrived in Rideethenna government-controlled areas leaving her homestead in Vakarai uncleared areas with several other villagers and was about to give birth to a child, women soldiers on duty near the roadblock attended to her immediately.

Meanwhile, troops were able to get the assistance of two male nurses travelling in a Health Department vehicle to ensure a safe delivery of the child at the roadblock.

Later, mother and newly born son were despatched to Polonnaruwa Hospital in an Army vehicle with a lady officer and a few women soldiers in attendance.