 On May 22, 2019, Dr Payal Tadvi, a 26-year-old Schedule Tribe gynaecologist, died by committing suicide in Mumbai.For months leading up to her death, she had told her family that she was subjected to ragging by three “upper” caste women doctors however, the accused denied of having any knowledge of Dr Payal's tribal background.They allegedly went to the toilet and then wiped their feet on her bed, called her casteist slurs, made fun of her for being a tribal on WhatsApp groups and threatened to not allow her to enter operation theatres or perform deliveries.