Allahabad HC orders probe into incident that led to doctors' strike, orders transfer of SSP, DIG, IG

Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has ordered a judicial inquiry into the Kanpur incident that led to doctors' strike. The probe will be carried out by a former judge.

The court has ordered the transfer of the SSP, DIG and IG of Kanpur as well and requested the protesting doctors to call of their strike.

This comes as the doctors' strike entered Day 5 on Wednesday. The strike has crippled the state of Uttar Pradesh as it spread to other parts too. The protest broke out after 24 junior doctors at Kanpur medical college were held for getting into a scuffle with Samajwadi Party workers.

Caught in the crossfire are the patients, with no access to medical facilities. Several patients' deaths have been reported.

Doctors met UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday evening after which he gave assurances that all charges against the 24 arrested doctors will be dropped. However, he did not give any assurance to the doctors on strike of any action taken against the accused SSP and MLA.

The protests began after the supporters of SP MLA Irfan Solanki allegedly clashed with doctors at a Kanpur hospital over the reported mistreatment of a patient. The doctors claim that they were mercilessly beaten up by the police, whereas the police claim that the doctors pelted stones at them.