Another revelation has come about in the case of Dr. Payal Tadvi's suicide. Close to 10 days before she took the extreme step, her mother Abeda had visited the dean of Topiwala National Medical college and BYL Nair hospital, Dr. Ramesh Bharmal, with another relative Asha and filed a complaint citing harassment by seniors and requesting a change in Dr. Payal's unit. However, when Dr Payal's husband Dr. Salman was informed about it, he came to the hospital and asked for the letter to be retracted.

Harassed for a year

According to Dr. Payal's family, she was being harassed on the basis of her caste by three of her seniors ever since she joined the college. It didn't stop despite verbal complaints being made to warden of the hostel and the unit head of the gynaecology and obstetrics department.