The Maharashtra police said they are investigating suspended TCS employee Nida Khan's role in alleged forcible religious conversion at the Nashik office. Nida Khan mocked Hindu deities and rituals while speaking to one of the victims, according to the FIR filed against her.
While employed at TCS, the main accused in the case, identified as Danish Shaikh, introduced one of the victim to his friends, Tausif and Nida Khan. They allegedly mocked Hindu rituals and deities, making derogatory comments about Shivaling, Lord Krishna and Draupadi to provoke the victim, according to the FIR.
Some victims also alleged that she pressured them into praying, dressing changing dietary habits, and adopting religious symbols in accordance with Islamic traditions, revealed the FIR. In a statement, one of the complainants alleged that her harassers justified violence against women as a consequence of not wearing burqas.
Nashik police are still trying to trace Nida Khan who is two months pregnant and have dispatched three teams to various places to apprehend her. On Monday, a sessions court denied her interim bail and posted her anticipatory bail plea for hearing on April 27.
A total of nine FIRs have been filed in the case in connection with alleged exploitation, attempt of forceful conversion, hurting religious sentiments, molestation and mental harassment of female employees at the TCS unit. Eight people have been arrested so far.
Police revealed that most of the victims belonged to middle-class backgrounds and are aged between 21 and 30 years. They were working at associate level and drew a salary of around Rs 20,000.