Ghaziabad, Jan. 29 -- The staff at the emergency department of the MMG district hospital in Ghaziabad on Tuesday staged a sit-in and protested the alleged misbehaviour of police staff after they were urged to shift their Gypsy away from the main gate of the emergency ward, officials said.

The protesting staff said the incident started around 8.30am when a police vehicle arrived with a patient from the police line, and the patient went inside the emergency room for treatment.

"When the woman patient went inside the emergency room, I requested the policeman (wearing a tracksuit) to move the vehicle away from the main gate of the emergency to make way for ambulances bringing in patients. The policeman did not budge. As it turned a verbal a...