More than 100 doctors from the teaching and non-teaching faculty of Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital came out in support of Dr Ching Ling, former unit head at department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the hospital, where Dr Payal Tadvi committed suicide on May 22. They have raised concern about the manner in which she was suspended, without giving her a hearing.

They have even written a letter addressed to the Municipal Commissioner Pravin Pardeshi and are in the process of collecting signatures to express their solidarity with Dr Ling. The move is significant in light of Bombay High Court's observation and subsequent inquiry with the prosecution about their probe against Dr Ling under the Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999. Faculty members felt the issue was becoming too serious and that they needed to step in.