Mother jumps into canal with 8-month-old daughter tied around her waist: Swimmer pulls out, both die before ambulance arrives; Vadodara's Chhani canal incident

A mother and her 8-month-old innocent daughter were found in a critical condition in a canal in Vadodara city. The mother tied her beloved daughter tightly to her waist with a blanket so that she could not be separated from the body. The attention of the workers working near the canal fell on the two floating on the surface of the water, causing a huge commotion in the surrounding area and a large number of people gathered at the spot. A local youth jumped into the water risking his life and pulled them out Considering the seriousness of the incident, there was no time to wait for the fire brigade or the police convoy, so a local enterprising young man showed humanity and jumped into the rushing water at the risk of his life. After a lot of effort, the young man pulled out the mother and the innocent child who were tied with a blanket around their waist safely on the bank of the canal. After bringing them to the shore, it was found that both of them were still breathing slowly, raising hopes among the attendees that their lives would be saved. Both of them died before the ambulance reached Due to lack of proper first-aid or oxygen support, the unfortunate mother and an 8-month-old innocent baby breathed their last in front of the public. Had they received timely treatment, perhaps both lives could have been saved, which has led to a lot of anger among the local residents against the health system and emergency services. The deceased mother has been identified After the death of the two, the bodies were shifted to Gotri GMERS Hospital in Vadodara for postmortem by an ambulance that finally reached the spot. The police reached the spot and prepared the necessary papers and conducted an investigation. Preliminary police investigation revealed that the name of the deceased woman was Rashmika and she was from a financially weak family and was earning her livelihood by doing odd labour. The police have launched a probe into the family or financial reasons for the mother's suicide.