LUCKNOW, Sept. 24 -- As resident doctors at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) Trauma Centre resumed their protest late Monday evening, which continued till Tuesday morning, over the suspension of four of their colleagues and alleged false FIRs lodged against them, services were disrupted, forcing several patients to seek treatment at other hospitals.

During the protest, doctors blocked the main gate of the trauma centre emergency, halting patient registration. Patients including 21-year-old Nancy from Prayagraj with severe lung disease, 10-year-old Priyanka from Lakhimpur with a liver infection, and 52-year-old Chandrabhaal injured by a bull, faced delays in treatment and were forced to go elsewhere. Several others were similar...