Nashik: Nida Khan, key accused in the Nashik TCS ‘conversion’ case, was arrested from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Thursday.
The case involves allegations of sexual harassment and attempted religious conversions.
Nida was produced before a court after her arrest and taken to Nashik. A local court had dismissed her anticipatory bail plea a few days ago. Even before that, the court had also denied interim protection to Khan on April 20.
Before Nida, five other accused were arrested and sent to police custody. A total of nine cases have been registered, with one case filed at Deolali camp police station and eight others at Mumbai Naka, as reported by ANI.
The two key accused in this case are Safi Shaikh and Raza Memon.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis termed the incident at the TCS facility a “very serious matter”. A four-member fact finding committee was formed to inquire into the alleged religious conversion and sexual harassment in the case.
State authorities are conducting a detailed investigation to uncover the origins of the controversy that has gripped the tech hub, Fadnavis told ANI.
“The incident which has occurred in Nashik TCS is a very serious matter. I would like to thank TCS for taking cognisance of the matter. The TCS chief has condemned it, and they are cooperating with the police. We are trying to get to the root of the incident. We are probing the matter. If it emerges as corporate jihad, we will find its root,” he said.
