Three months after Dr Payal Tadvi hanged herself to death in her hostel room at B Y L Nair Hospital, Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi has broken his silence on the issue on Wednesday. He told mid-day that he would be taking action against everyone named in the letter sent to the civic body by the crime branch. The letter mentions the names of three doctors, one of whom is the dean of Nair hospital, Dr Ramesh Bharmal.

ON August 7, the crime branch had sent a letter to Pardeshi recommending departmental action against the three doctors. "Yes, we have received a letter from the crime branch and we are definitely going to take action. Currently, we are going through everything that has been mentioned in it. The crime branch has said this is not criminal negligence but neglect of departmental duties, neglecting to counsel the students involved in the ragging. It has mentioned the names of those who did not take serious cognisance of the oral complaints of students," said Pardeshi.