Overview
- The Nashik sessions court, which heard the case Monday, refused interim protection from arrest for Nida Khan and listed her anticipatory bail plea for April 27.
- Police say Khan remains the only accused not in custody as the Special Investigation Team has arrested eight people and formed multiple teams to track her across Maharashtra, including visits to Mumbra and checks on relatives.
- Nine FIRs detail claims by junior employees of sexual harassment, stalking, and religious coercion, including derogatory remarks about Hindu deities and a claim that women are raped for not wearing burqas, with charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
- TCS suspended the named employees, including Khan on April 9, revoked access, and set up an oversight panel with external advisers, while a senior official said the firm’s POSH committee needs more local, in‑person engagement after records showed no prior complaints of this nature.
- Some accused and families deny wrongdoing and seek bail, two were sent to 14‑day judicial custody, and investigators are collecting digital and witness evidence ahead of the April 27 court hearing.