Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) About 50 people were injured in a clash that occurred at Jabalpur town of Madhya Pradesh Wednesday between groups of lawyers and railway employees over imposition of fine on an advocate's son who was travelling without a ticket.

The injured include 19 lawyers, 22 railway employees and seven policemen.

"TTE (travelling ticket examiner) Kamal Patel had Tuesday imposed a fine for ticket-less travel on lawyer Suresh Mishra's five-year-old son who was travelling with him. Mishra in turn filed a complaint of loot with the GRP (government railway police) the same day," Jabalpur Superintendent of Police Makrand Deoskar told IANS by phone.

"On Wednesday afternoon, a group of lawyers reached the railway station to inquire about the action taken on Mishra's complaint. Though the GRP personnel told them that action will be taken as per the procedure, but the lawyers lost temper and ransacked the TTE's office," he added.

Seeing the situation going out of control, the GRP personnel used force and soon it was a free for all between the lawyers on one side and the GRP and the railway employees on the other.

Railway employees also stopped work to protest against the attack, leading to the delay of several trains including the Gondwana Express and the Mahanagari Express trains.

The Jabalpur Bar Association has called for a strike Thursday to protest the police action.