Prayagraj, May 22 -- The standoff between junior doctors of SRN Hospital and lawyers intensified for the second consecutive day on Thursday, severely disrupting healthcare and traffic movement across the city. Advocates continued their sit-in protest at Eklavya Crossing, demanding the arrest of those accused in the alleged assault on female lawyers. The blockade halted traffic on the High Court flyover and triggered heavy congestion in Civil Lines, Dhoomanganj, Khuldabad and adjoining areas despite police diversions. Simultaneously, over 400 junior doctors boycotted work, alleging failure to register an FIR in connection with the dispute. While emergency patients already admitted remained under the care of nursing and paramedical staff, new admissions were affected, causing hardship to patients and attendants. Reports also emerged of a woman patient from Pratapgarh dying during the disruption. Talks held by police commissioner Jogendra Kumar, district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma and medical college authorities failed to break the deadlock. The Allahabad Medical Association and Allahabad Nursing Home Association extended support to the protesting doctors and warned of a wider shutdown by private hospitals from Saturday if the issue remains unresolved. Heavy police deployment continued around SRN Hospital and Eklavya Crossing to prevent any escalation. It may be recalled that 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 on Wednesday. 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 eventually arrived, their behaviour was rude and the situation escalated into a physical altercation, with allegations that some lawyers were assaulted....