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A tribunal successful Maharashtra’s Nashik connected Monday (May 11, 2026) remanded the accused successful the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) intersexual exploitation and forced conversion case, Nida Khan, successful judicial custody till May 24.
Ms. Khan was produced successful the tribunal of Additional Sessions Judge K.G. Joshi aft her constabulary remand ended during the day. She was arrested connected May 7 from Chhatrapati Sambhajninagar aft being connected the tally since the lawsuit came to the fore pursuing complaints from staffers of the IT major's Nashik unit.
Ms. Khan, who is pregnant, was sent to judicial custody arsenic the constabulary did not question her remand during the hearing. She is lodged successful Nashik Road cardinal jail.
Besides Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) provisions for intersexual harassment and defamation, the 27-year-old bundle worker has besides been booked nether Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act arsenic the complainant is simply a Scheduled Caste idiosyncratic and Ms. Khan tried to forcibly person her contempt knowing the fact.
SIT probe on
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Nashik constabulary is investigating 9 FIRs successful the matter. One lawsuit was registered astatine Deolali Camp constabulary presumption and 8 with Mumbai Naka constabulary station.
The complainants person alleged exploitation, effort of forceful conversion to Islam, hurting spiritual sentiments, molestation and intelligence harassment, arsenic per police.
After her sanction figured successful a First Information Report (FIR) registered astatine Deolali Camp constabulary station, Ms. Khan had moved the sessions tribunal past period seeking anticipatory bail, pleading innocence and citing her 3 months pregnancy. Rejecting the plea connected May 2, the tribunal had said determination seemed to beryllium a “systematic plan” of brainwashing the victim.
