KOCHI: A woman gave birth to a baby in the toilet of the hostel in Kaloor. The woman, a native of Kollam, delivered the baby Sunday early morning. The mother and baby have been shifted to a hospital nearby. The information obtained is that the health condition of both is fine.

People in the hostel were not aware of her pregnancy. She was sharing a room with six other women. When her friends noticed her health condition and enquired about it, she just cited some other health issues. She is an employee of a private firm in Kochi. Hearing a noise from the toilet, the other inmates of the hostel pushed open the door and found the two lying in a pool of blood. They immediately informed the Ernakulam North Police.

The police reached the spot and took the two to the hospital. Reports said her lover is also a native of Kollam. The police have informed him and her family.