Five days after Dr Payal Tadvi, 23, a gynaecology student working as a resident doctor at BYL Nair Hospital committed suicide, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suspended the licences of four doctors – three senior medical students and a department head accused of abetting the incident. “The three doctors – Dr Hema Ahuja, Dr Bhakti Mehar and Dr Ankita Khandilwal – and Dr Yi Ching Ling, professor and head of the unit, gynaecology department, are suspended until completion of inquiry. In the letter, the three doctors claimed students opposed heavy workload, terming it “ragging”. Just because we don’t know the cause, it is unjust to level charges of atrocity [against us],” read the letter signed by Dr Ahuja, Dr Mehar and Dr Khandilwal. From now on, select members of MARD and I will meet all resident doctors frequently to know the status of workload and find ways to reduce it.

Source: Hindustan Times May 27, 2019 22:40 UTC