Lawyers, junior doctors clash at Prayagraj's SRN Hospital

A clash broke out between lawyers and junior doctors at Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital here on Wednesday following a dispute over a patient's treatment, police and hospital authorities said.

Lawyers lodged an FIR against unidentified doctors at Kotwali police station.

VK Pandey, Principal of Motilal Nehru Medical College, under which SRN is affiliated, said four to five lawyers brought a patient to SRN Hospital in the morning.

''The doctors advised that only one attendant should stay with the patient, following which the lawyers became agitated and an argument broke out,'' he said.

Pandey said the dispute later escalated into a scuffle between the lawyers and doctors.

He alleged that one of the lawyers broke a glass panel at the hospital, sustained an injury to his hand, accused the doctors of assault and lodged a complaint.

Meanwhile, advocate Riya alias Rasika Aneesh Khan alleged in her complaint that a fellow woman lawyer had been injured in an accident, and three to four women advocates reached SRN Hospital with her.

According to the complaint, a junior doctor was sleeping at the hospital and allegedly behaved indecently with the women advocates when woken up.

The complaint alleged that several junior doctors confined some advocates inside a room, assaulted them, tore the clothes of women advocates and touched their private parts.

Police said a case has been registered against unidentified doctors at Kotwali police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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