PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 24 -- A case has been registered at the Kotwali police station following allegations that doctors at Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital (SRNH) assaulted and wrongfully confined patient attendants during a late-night altercation on Thursday. Police have since launched an investigation.

According to the complaint filed by Sarvesh Shukla, a resident of Allahpur, he arrived at SRN Hospital on Thursday night with a patient, Narbahadur and his driver, Krishna Kumar Kesarwani. Upon arrival, a security guard directed them to the Trauma Centre. Shukla alleged that the duty doctor refused to treat the critically ill patient and began abusing the group when they pressed for assistance.

The complaint further stated that after the attendant...