Almost a week after Dr Payal Tadvi committed suicide, a state inquiry committee has confirmed she was indeed subjected to casteist slurs by her seniors. This was announced on Tuesday by State Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan, who promised that the three accused would be arrested. Meanwhile, Dr Payal's family said during a protest outside Nair hospital yesterday, that considering the activities following the discovery of her body, it is possible the seniors hid the suicide note.

The accused doctors — Hema Ahuja, Ankita Khandelwal, and Bhakti Mehare have claimed in a letter that they were not involved in the ragging or harassment of Dr Payal, but investigations have found them to be guilty. Mahajan confirmed the inquiry's report, which has shown the deceased medico was subjected to targeted harassment and her seniors did make casteist remarks against her. The minister has promised her family the absconding doctors would arrested soon. "We have set up inquiry committee, which has found the three doctors at fault. As claimed by the family, she was subjected to casteist harassment. We won't let go of the culprits. They would be arrested soon," said Mahajan.