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The complaint expanse successful a TCS intersexual harassment and alleged forcible conversion lawsuit successful Nashik has brought to airy what investigators termed an orchestrated program by the accused to people the victims. One of them alleged that she was made to ticker videos of Pakistani Islamic cleric and preacher Tariq Jamil and Indian preacher Zakir Naik.
The videos were shown truthful that the pistillate could larn astir Islam, she said successful her statement, which is portion of the complaint expanse submitted successful a Nashik tribunal past week.
In her statement, the unfortunate told the constabulary however the accused orchestrated a calculated intelligence and spiritual manipulation campaign, exploiting her vulnerability nether the guise of reducing her “mental stress”.
She said she was adjacent “convinced” that if she accepted Islam, her intelligence accent would travel down, and that she had dilatory started believing successful “those things”. The complaint expanse pertains to the lawsuit registered astatine Deolali campy constabulary presumption based connected a ailment filed by a 23-year-old worker of the IT firm.
Apart from the 3 arrested accused, identified arsenic Danish Shaikh, Tausif Attar and Nida Khan, the complaint expanse besides mentions All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) corporator Matin Patel from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar arsenic an accused successful the lawsuit for allegedly sheltering Nida Khan portion she was connected the run.
As per the complaint sheet, Patel had fixed structure to Khan truthful that she could evade arrest, and that helium did truthful contempt being alert that her anticipatory bail plea had been rejected.
During his questioning earlier Khan’s arrest, erstwhile the constabulary inquired astir her whereabouts, Patel repeatedly responded: “Imtiaz Jaleel Sahib ko poochna padega (we volition person to inquire erstwhile AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel).”
“However, erstwhile interrogated thoroughly, helium told the constabulary astir the spot wherever helium had fixed structure to Nida Khan on with her mother, father, member and aunt,” the complaint expanse said.
The victim, successful her statement, told the constabulary however the 3 accused orchestrated a calculated intelligence and spiritual manipulation campaign, exploiting her vulnerability nether the guise of lowering her “mental stress”. Danish Shaikh, who is married, sexually exploited her connected the pretext of marrying her, the connection said.
When the unfortunate feared for her aboriginal and household acceptance, helium said: “Don't beryllium afraid, spot me, Allah is with us. Stop listening to Bhagwan songs and going to the temple; your accent volition decrease.” Then helium told her to recite the Tasbeeh, the connection said.
According to the victim, helium [Shaikh] told her, “The much you instrumentality Allah’s name, your sins volition beryllium forgiven, and your bully deeds volition increase; if you work Astaghfar, meaning you volition inquire for forgiveness from Allah, your intelligence accent volition decrease.”
Elaborating further, the pistillate told the constabulary that Danish asked her to ticker the video of Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and subordinate of the Tablighi Jama’at Tariq Jamil and perceive to his speeches. The unfortunate said Danish had taken implicit accusation astir her slope accounts and the UPI PIN, and that helium was alert of the wealth successful her bank.
“Danish had told Tausif and Nida to springiness maine accusation astir Islamic religion. Therefore, Tausif and Nida utilized to archer maine astir the Islamic religion from clip to time. Tausif told maine to hunt for videos of Zakir Naik and Dr Israr Ahmed (Pakistani Islamic scholar) connected my mobile connected YouTube and perceive to them, and I watched them arsenic per his instructions,” the unfortunate said.
The complaint expanse mentioned that the unfortunate was subjected to Islamic theology, including stories of Ibrahim, Bakri Eid, Zamzam water, Qurbani, and the concepts of Jannah (heaven) and Jahannum (hell).
“I was convinced that if I accepted the Islamic religion, my intelligence accent would decrease. I dilatory started believing successful those things,” the unfortunate said.
The complaint expanse includes statements of 106 witnesses, including the complainant, her mother, TCS employees/management, Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) committee members and the investigating officers of the case.
Meanwhile, the victim's parent said successful her constabulary connection that her girl was coerced into converting to Islam and sexually exploited aft being threatened with harm to her family.
The household noticed changes successful her manner implicit the past year, including a displacement from "modern clothes" to "full-covered salwar kurta" and irregular eating habits, the connection said.
The parent said that her girl told the household that she had "accepted Islam" aft 3 idiosyncratic — Danish Sheikh, Tauseef Altaar and Nida Khan — "taught her Kalma" and warned of "doomsday" successful the location if the household did not person and region idols of deities.
The Maharashtra authorities had formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) aft respective women employees astatine the Nashik portion of the IT large made allegations of exploitation, effort astatine forceful conversion, hurting spiritual sentiments, molestation and intelligence harassment.
While 1 lawsuit was registered astatine the Deolali Camp constabulary station, 8 FIRs person been registered astatine the Mumbai Naka constabulary presumption successful the city.
Some victims person besides alleged that they were coerced oregon pressured into adopting spiritual practices, including praying, changing dietary habits, and adopting spiritual symbols.
TCS has made it wide that it adopted a zero-tolerance argumentation towards harassment and coercion of immoderate signifier for a agelong time, and the employees allegedly progressive successful intersexual harassment astatine the Nashik bureau person been suspended.
