AIMIM's Abdul Mateen Patel, who sheltered Nida Khan in Chh Sambhajinagar arrested
(AIMIM) Nashik CP Sandeep Karnik confirmed the development and said that a local corporator harboured or sheltered her. "We have also charged Naregao corporator Mateen Majid Patel with this crime," he added.
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Abdul Mateen Patel, an AIMIM councillor from Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, was taken into police custody on Friday, May 8th, in connection with the high-profile TCS Nashik conversion and sexual harassment case, with investigators accusing him of helping former TCS employee and key accused, Nida Khan, evade police action.
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Nida Khan, who was a telecaller at the TCS Nashik BPO unit, was arrested on Thursday in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar after remaining absconding for 25 days. She was traced to an apartment where she was allegedly staying with relatives before being produced before a local court on a transfer warrant and later brought to Nashik by police.
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Investigators have accused Khan of hurting religious sentiments, attempting religious conversion, discouraging survivors from filing complaints, and assisting accused people in alleged rape and sexual exploitation cases linked to the TCS Nashik unit. Police sources said the locality from where Khan was detained falls within the constituency represented by Patel, giving rise to scrutiny over his alleged role in helping her.
The arrest of Nida Khan triggered a response from AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel, who claimed that a “false atmosphere” was being created around the case. He accused sections of the media of conducting a trial before the courts had reached any conclusion.
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Jaleel said Nida Khan had maintained her innocence when he first met her family and stressed that every accused person has the legal right to seek relief from courts. He argued that police investigations should proceed independently and that the final decision would rest with the judiciary, not political leaders or media narratives.
Nida reportedly was arrested for her key role in sexually harassing Hindu women working at TCS, mentally torturing them, and forcing them to convert to Islam. What makes the case particularly alarming is the calculated, methodical nature of the alleged conduct; this was not a single incident, but a sustained operation carried out under the cover of a corporate environment.
Patel was detained and taken into custody by the Nashik Crime Branch after a case was registered against him under Section 249 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (assisting an offender) for allegedly aiding Nida Khan. Police are currently questioning Patel as part of the ongoing investigation.
Nashik CP Sandeep Karnik confirmed the development and said that a local corporator harboured or sheltered her. "We have also charged Naregao corporator Mateen Majid Patel with this crime," he added.
#WATCH | Nashik TCS case | Nashik CP Sandeep Karnik says, "... Yesterday, in a joint operation by Nashik Police and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Police, accused Nida Khan was arrested from the Naregao area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. It turns out that the local corporator… pic.twitter.com/4n6UIlP6Jo
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Nida Khan, who was a telecaller at the TCS Nashik BPO unit, was arrested on Thursday in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar after remaining absconding for 25 days. She was traced to an apartment where she was allegedly staying with relatives before being produced before a local court on a transfer warrant and later brought to Nashik by police.
ALSO READ: Nida Khan and the TCS Nashik Scandal- How Muslim women pose as victims of 'Islamist Patriarchy', but are at the centre of converting Hindus
Investigators have accused Khan of hurting religious sentiments, attempting religious conversion, discouraging survivors from filing complaints, and assisting accused people in alleged rape and sexual exploitation cases linked to the TCS Nashik unit. Police sources said the locality from where Khan was detained falls within the constituency represented by Patel, giving rise to scrutiny over his alleged role in helping her.
The arrest of Nida Khan triggered a response from AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel, who claimed that a “false atmosphere” was being created around the case. He accused sections of the media of conducting a trial before the courts had reached any conclusion.
ALSO READ: Nida Khan, prime accused of Nashik TSC conversion racket arrested from Chh Sambhajinagar; here's why her anticipatory bail was rejected
Jaleel said Nida Khan had maintained her innocence when he first met her family and stressed that every accused person has the legal right to seek relief from courts. He argued that police investigations should proceed independently and that the final decision would rest with the judiciary, not political leaders or media narratives.
Nida reportedly was arrested for her key role in sexually harassing Hindu women working at TCS, mentally torturing them, and forcing them to convert to Islam. What makes the case particularly alarming is the calculated, methodical nature of the alleged conduct; this was not a single incident, but a sustained operation carried out under the cover of a corporate environment.