Police file chargesheets in TCS Nashik harassment case

Police in Nashik have filed a series of chargesheets in a high-profile investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and religious coercion at a Tata Consultancy Services facility. The filings, submitted to a local court on Thursday, mark a significant phase in a probe led by a Special Investigation Team.

The charges stem from complaints by several women employees at the IT company's Nashik unit. They allege exploitation, molestation, mental harassment, and attempts at forced religious conversion. Investigators say the accused targeted colleagues through a WhatsApp group, pressuring them to pray, consume non-vegetarian food, and adopt specific religious symbols.

The latest chargesheet pertains to eight separate First Information Reports registered at the Mumbai Naka police station. It names multiple individuals, including Raza Rafiq Memon, Shahrukh Hussain Shaukat Qureshi, Ashwini Ashok Chainani, Tausif Bilal Attar, Shafi Bhikan Sheikh, Danish Ejaz Sheikh, and Nida Ejaz Khan. This follows a separate, 1,500-page chargesheet filed on May 22 in a case from the Deolali Camp police station. That document named Danish Ejaz Sheikh, Tausif Bilal Attar, Nida Ejaz Khan, and Matin...