PRAYAGRAJ, June 10 -- Medical services at Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital remained severely disrupted for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as junior doctors continued their strike demanding the release of junior resident surgeon Dr Mohsin Ali.

Earlier on Monday, the tension between lawyers and doctors in Prayagraj escalated after high court advocate Jagriti Shukla died during treatment at SGPGI Lucknow, nearly 20 days after she was injured in a road accident. The death triggered fresh protests by lawyers, while junior doctors at SRN Hospital launched a strike against police action taken in connection with the earlier clash between the two groups.

On Tuesday, more than 3,000 patients who had travelled from distant areas were force...