LUCKNOW, June 3 -- The functioning of Ashiana police under the Lucknow commissionerate has come under scrutiny after several doctors alleged that a senior faculty member from the department of urology at KGMU was booked despite being the victim of road rage, in which he was allegedly beaten and relieved of assets.

Doctors claimed police refused to register Dr Vivek Singh's complaint and instead acted on a complaint filed by the other party, an advocate practising at the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court.

Ashiana police, however, denied allegations of bias and said the matter was being investigated on merit.

"The other party produced evidence and their vehicle was found damaged. The doctor's side did not come to the police stati...