Dr Payal Tadvi

suicide note

Dr Hema Ahuja

Dr Ankita Khandelwal

Dr Bhakti Mehare

Dr Hema Ahuja, Dr Ankita Khandelwal and Dr Bhakti Mehare

Sensational development incase– the crucial missing link in Dr Payal Tadvi’s death – has been recovered from her mobile phone, providing the biggest twist yet in the case.While the police have all along argued in the court that Dr Tadvi killed herself to escape harassment by three of her seniors –and– the absence of a suicide note was a big stumbling block for the prosecution.A picture of the suicide note, found in Dr Tadvi’s phone during forensic investigations, not only names the three seniors currently under arrest, but also refers to casteist slurs they used to intimidate and isolate her at work.The accused have so far maintained that the suicide was triggered by the victim’s inability to take the work pressure typical of a government-run hospital.The picture of the suicide note will also renew questions about who removed the original copy from the victim’s room. It will also bring the focus back on the two of the three accused returning to Dr Tadvi’s room after the body was taken away.According to the police, the two accused spent three minutes in Dr Tadvi’s room and police believe they used this time to destroy the suicide note and possibly some other evidence.Forensic experts, who did not wish to be identified, said Dr Tadvi had clicked the picture apparently to send it to her mother, but for some reason changed her mind.Dr Tadvi killed herself in her post-graduate hostel room on the evening of May 22. Just minutes before she hanged herself, she had spoken to her mother over the phone about the harassment she was facing at work. The last call on her phone – 121 seconds before her death – was from Dr Ahuja.Dr Ahuja has claimed the call was only to check about certain medicines Dr Tadvi had given to a patient.The Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory on Monday told the Crime Branch about the recovery of the suicide note. Sources said the police shared this information in a sealed envelope with the Bombay High Court on Thursday. The court asked the Crime Branch to get the suicide note verified by handwriting experts.Meanwhile, the hearing of the bail applications of the three accused was adjourned to July 16 by Justice Sadhana Jadhav.The prosecution told the court that the investigation in the case will be completed within the next two weeks.