Monday, January 16 2006 11:41 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Lucknow: Several doctors were injured in a clash with a group of Provincial Armed Constabulary jawans in Allahabad-bound Meerut Nauchandi Express train near Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, leading to strike by the medics in many medical colleges across the state, police sources said here today (Jan 16,2006).

The trouble started when a group of doctors, returning from Meerut after the PG Medical Entrance Examination, asked the PAC jawans to vacate the reserved seats in the sleeper compartment of the train yesterday (Jan 15,2006) night.

The PAC personnel, however, refused to vacate the S-3coach and instead allegedly beat the doctors and some passengers, the sources said.

When the train reached Moradabad, more PAC personnel joined their colleagues and both the sides virtually fought a pitched battle in the running train, they added.

Several doctors suffered injuries, the sources said adding the medics have alleged that five of their colleagues were thrown out of the moving train by the PAC men.