The police investigatin the Dr Payal Tadvi suicide case at a Nair hospital have said that the three accused — Bhakti Mehare, Hema Ahuha and Ankita Khandelwal — were somehow the first to reach the room where Dr Payal had killed herself. CCTV footage installed at the basement of the hostel has captured images of accused taking her to the emergency room. The hostel of the accused is far away from Dr Payal's hostel and their presence at her room is still a mystery, highly placed sources told mid-day.

Another aspect that has come to light is that the cops sealed the room only seven hours after the incident. Dr Payal had allegedly killed herself at BYL Nair Hospital/Topiwala National Medical College on the evening of May 22. According to the cops, Dr Payal committed suicide between 7 and 7.30pm, but was noticed only around 8 pm. "Payal had put a stool on her bed and hanged herself from the ceiling fan with an dupatta. Payal was wearing a white top and black leggings," a source said.