<span style="color: #222222;">Mumbai's special court has remanded three senior women doctors, accused of allegedly abetting the suicide of a junior colleague Dr. Payal Tadvi to police custody till 31st May. <br />'' <br />'' The accused, Bhakti Mehere, Hema Ahuja and Ankita Khandelwal allegedly passed casteist remarks and did not allow her to perform her duties at the state run B Y L Nair Hospital. The accused have been booked under provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Anti-Ragging Act, the IT Act and section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code.<br />'' <br />'' Additional Sessions Judge R M Sadrani accepted the prosecution's arguments, seeking their custody to ascertain if they misplaced or destroyed Dr. Tadvi's purported suicide note. Earlier, the three senior doctors had claimed that they were not even aware of the victim's caste and had only professional interaction with her. <br />'' <br />''<br />''The accused also claimed that the deceased never complained about any harassment to the higher authorities. The three doctors termed Tadvi's death as a very "unfortunate incident" and claimed that they all were overburdened with work and the entire hospital atmosphere was extremely stressful.</span><br />