A court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to Nida Khan, the “mastermind” of the alleged escape in the religious conversion and sexual harassment case at the Nashik facility of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Among the reasons given by Nida for seeking bail before her arrest, she stated that she was pregnant, Live Law reported.
The 26-year-old is one of eight accused in the case related to sexual harassment and religious coercion at the post office in Nashik. She had been transferred by the Nashik Sessions Court on anticipatory bail on Saturday. While the remaining seven were arrested, Nida managed to evade the authorities, something her family denied, saying she was not a fugitive. All eight defendants were suspended from working in the company.
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What is TCS Nashik case?
The case came to light when the Nashik police lodged an FIR on the complaint of a 23-year-old BPO employee. Following this, nine junior employees, including team leaders, were charged with alleged sexual assault and other types of religious harassment and coercion.
Based on these allegations, police registered FIRs against eight BPO employees, including one against Nida Khan, between March 26 and April 3. Nida Khan joined BPO in Nashik in December 2021. Before that, she worked at a TCS facility as a telecaller. Raised and educated in Nashik, Nida is currently pursuing an MBA degree through correspondence, HT reported earlier.
While police described Nida as the “mastermind” behind the alleged conversions, her father has denied the allegations. “My daughter did none of these things. She simply went to work every day and got into trouble just for saying hello and goodbye to people,” he told HT.
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An engineer reveals shocking details
With seven accused arrested in the case, an engineer has revealed details of the alleged religious harassment and coercion she faced at TCS, Nashik.
The complainant alleged that her harassers justified violence against women as a result of not wearing the burqa, news agency PTI reported. In her statement, the complainant alleged a long pattern of sexual harassment, stalking and insulting religious feelings by the accused between June 2025 and March 2026.
The employee also alleged that her team leader touched her inappropriately under the guise of formal training, alleging that the accused also made objectionable remarks about her marital life.
