TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) has suspended an employee, Nida Khan, who has been named as the main accused in an alleged religious conversion-related case in Maharashtra’s Nashik, according to an official communication issued by the company. A suspension order, dated April 9, 2026, shows that the employee, designated as a Process Associate, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect, citing the seriousness of the allegations against her. “Considering the seriousness of the matter as reported and that you are presently unable to discharge your official duties, the Company has decided to place you under suspension with immediate effect until further communication and decision in the matter,” the order said. The letter also said that the accused Nida Khan’s access to the company’s internal network has been temporarily revoked and she has been instructed to surrender any company assets in her possession.

 

According to allegations emerging in the case, accused Nida Khan had advised some women employees to adopt Islamic customs in their dress and behaviour. It has also been claimed by some complainants that they were encouraged or pressured to follow certain religious practices, including offering namaz, making changes in dietary habits, and adopting religious symbols. Meanwhile, Advocate Baba Sayyad, representing Nida Khan in the Nashik TCS case, said that Khan has been named in an FIR for hurting religious sentiments. He also clarified that Nida Khan was not an HR Manager, but was a process associate. NASHIK COPS IN MUMBRA IN SEARCH OF WOMAN ACCUSED: A Nashik police Crime Branch team arrived in Mumbra in Thane district to track down a woman, who is an accused in a case related to alleged religious conversion and sexual harassment at a TCS unit, and questioned her husband on Friday, an official said. The absconding accused has been on the police radar following the registration of complaints in Nashik, where the scandal-hit unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is based. Police sources said the woman’s husband was questioned. He told the police that his wife had gone to a relative’s house. However, when the relative’s residence was searched, it was found locked.