After the case of sexual harassment and religious conversion in the TCS-linked office in Nashik came to light, the police made seven arrests, stating that the alleged mastermind, ‘HR head’ Nida Khan, was on the run. On Thursday, her family revealed that she was at home and not on the run, adding that she was expecting a child.
Who is Nida Khan?
Nida is among the eight accused in the alleged sexual harassment and religious conversion case involving Hindu girls at a BPO linked to TCS in Nashik. The police have named her as the mastermind behind the alleged conversions. According to her family, Nida joined the BPO in December 2021, but not as an HR employee. She worked as a telephone caller and was not among the senior staff.
“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,” Nida’s father claimed while speaking to HT.
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The 26-year-old was raised and educated in Nashik and has a degree in commerce. She is currently pursuing her MBA through correspondence while working. Nida got married last year and moved to Mumbai this year with her husband, her family said. She was working in the BPO office in Malad.
Nidaa and her family initially thought the case involved another woman with the same name. However, when they realized it was her, the family said they were experiencing psychological trauma.
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The case came to light after the Nashik police lodged an FIR on the complaint of a 23-year-old BPO employee. The complaint accused her senior colleague Danish Sheikh of sexual harassment and having sexual relations under the false pretext of marriage.
In her complaint, the woman alleged that Danish did not disclose that he was actually married, which led to him misleading her into entering into a relationship. She also claimed that Danish and her colleague Tausif tried to convince her of the advantages of Islam over Hinduism. Additionally, Nida Khan and Tauseef were accused of making objectionable comments about a Hindu deity.
