India, Oct. 25 -- Amid the ongoing probe into the death of a woman doctor who died by suicide in Maharashtra's Satara district earlier this week, another startling detail has surfaced.

A police officer aware of the investigation told news agency PTI that before her death, the 29-year-old doctor, who worked in Pune, had spoken over the phone with Prashant Bankar, the son of her landlord.

The officer added that the two had also exchanged chat messages on their mobile phones shortly before the incident.

Bankar is the same person who has been accused of mentally harassing the doctor, according to the suicide note left by her. He was later arrested on Saturday.

Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, with ...