LUCKNOW, Jan. 21 -- High drama unfolded briefly at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) campus on Tuesday after a 27-year-old animal rescuer climbed a 150-foot-tall tower reportedly demanding permission to work on the campus. Eyewitnesses claimed he even demanded to marry a woman whose name he kept shouting from atop the tower. A large crowd gathered near the site, causing temporary disruption in the area. However, police said the situation was resolved peacefully with no injuries or law-and-order issues. Police and administrative officials spent nearly an hour counselling the man before persuading him to descend safely. However, Dr R Harshvardhan, medical superintendent, SGPGI, said he was not an employee of the hospital and that they had nothing to do with the issue. According to police, Irshad Khan, a resident of a nearby village and a native of Amethi district, climbed the tower located on the institute premises. Police teams rushed to the spot after receiving information and secured the area. "Preliminary inquiry revealed that Khan had been engaged in rescuing poisonous reptiles and other animals that entered residential areas of the institute. About a month ago, he was removed from the campus and subsequently blacklisted, barring his entry," police said in a statement. Khan climbed the tower on Tuesday to press his demands to be allowed back into the campus and provided work, they added. Sources said Irshad Khan is known at SGPGI and in nearby villages for rescuing wild animals. He has previously rescued pythons, badgers and other animals from within the hospital premises and surrounding areas. Last year, he rescued a nearly 10-foot-long python found on the hospital campus. Earlier on January 4, he was also called to rescue a wild cat spotted in the waiting hall on the third floor of the pulmonary ward building, which he later released safely into the Gautam Kheda forest....