Nida Khan sent to judicial custody till May 24 in TCS case; custodial interrogation underway
As the police did not seek further custody during the hearing, the court sent the pregnant accused to judicial custody. Nida is currently lodged in Nashik Road Central Jail.
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A court in Nashik on May 11 remanded accused Nida Khan to judicial custody till May 24 in the Tata Consultancy Services sexual harassment and forced conversion case. Khan was produced before Additional Sessions Judge K G Joshi after her police custody ended. She had been arrested on May 7 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after allegedly evading arrest since complaints from employees of TCS’s Nashik unit surfaced.
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As the police did not seek further custody during the hearing, the court sent the pregnant accused to judicial custody. She is currently lodged in Nashik Road Central Jail. Apart from charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to sexual harassment and defamation, Khan has also been booked under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Police said the complainant belongs to a Scheduled Caste community, and Khan attempted to force her to convert despite being aware of her background.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by Nashik police is probing nine FIRs linked to the case, one registered at Deolali Camp police station and eight at Mumbai Naka police station. According to police, the complainants have accused Khan of exploitation, attempts at forced religious conversion, hurting religious sentiments, molestation, and mental harassment.
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Earlier, after being named in the FIR filed at Deolali Camp police station, the 27-year-old had approached the sessions court seeking anticipatory bail, claiming innocence and citing her three-month pregnancy. However, on May 2, the court rejected her plea, observing that there appeared to be a “systematic plan” to brainwash the victim.