PRAYAGRAJ, May 21 -- Services were disrupted at Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital on Wednesday morning after a clash between doctors and lawyers, leaving patients stranded. The incident reportedly began when a woman lawyer was brought to the hospital following a road accident.

According to members of the High Court Bar, Jagriti Shukla, a lawyer from the Jhunsi area of the city, was on her way to a practise session around 6am for an upcoming women lawyers' tournament when she met with an accident.

Fellow lawyers rushed her to SRN Hospital for treatment. They alleged that no doctors were immediately available despite her critical condition and that delays in medical attention led to heated arguments.

Lawyers claimed that when doctors eve...