Information Technology (IT) giant in India, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), issued a statement in the going probe into allegations of religious conversion and sexual misconduct at its Nashik unit. The company said Nida Khan is not the HR and hiring manager of the unit.
"Nida Khan who is being repeatedly mentioned in the press as HR manager of TCS, is neither a HR manager nor responsible for recruitment. She served as a process associate and did not hold any leadership responsibilities," the TCS statement reads.
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The IT giant said that it had not received any complaints through its internal channels on the matter. "A preliminary review of the systems and records pertaining to the Nashik unit indicates that we have not received any complaints of the nature that are being alleged on either our ethics or POSH (prevention of sexual harassment) channels," TCS said in a statement.
The company stated that it has appointed an "oversight" committee chaired by Keki Mistry, Independent Director of TCS. "We have engaged the services of expert teams from Deloitte and a prominent law firm Trilegal as independent counsel to the internal investigation led by Ms. Aarthi Subramanian, President and COO, TCS," the statement reads.
The company said that any findings in the case will be presented to the Oversight committee for "review and implementation of any recommendations."
The company, terming the media reports "untrue", said that the operations at the Nashik unit continue to serve clients. "Our unit in Nashik continues to operate and serve our clients. Reports in the press about the unit being shut down are absolutely untrue."
"While detailed reviews are still underway, a preliminary review of the systems and records pertaining to the Nashik unit indicates that we have not received any complaints of the nature that are being alleged on either our ethics or POSH channels," TCS, in a statement, stated further.
TCS Nashik Case Allegations
Police have arrested seven people in the alleged case of conversation and sexual misconduct. Six men and a woman HR head were detained by the Nashik Police. Another accused, Nida Khan, is absconding.
The incident was revealed by a woman colleague, alleging that a married man, Danish Sheikh, had established a physical relationship with her after falsely promising marriage in 2022. As per the police investigation, Nida Khan is the sister of Danish Sheikh.
The woman victim alleged that Nida Khan forced her into a religious conversation and made derogatory remarks about the complainant's faith.
She further alleged that Nida and one more colleague identified as Tausif Akhtar hid the truth that Danish Sheikh was already married to another woman.
After the initial investigation into the matter, seven more women came forward, claiming that their senior colleagues mentally and sexually harassed them and the HR department ignored their complaints. The alleged misconduct at the TCS Nashik unit took place between February 2022 and March 2026.
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Nashik police Crime Branch team arrived in Mumbra in Thane district to track down Nida and questioned her husband at his home about her whereabouts. Her family has said that she is in Mumbai and expecting her first child. She has also approached a local court in Nashik for anticipatory bail, potentially framing her medical condition as a key factor in her application, according to a NDTV report.
TCS had suspended all employees linked to the sexual assault and forced religious conversion case, asserting that it has a zero-tolerance policy on harassment and that it is fully cooperating with the police.