Amid the ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and religious conversion at its Nashik branch, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) revealed on Friday that it had not received any complaints via its Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) or internal ethics channels in the matter.
In a statement on Friday, K. Krithivasan, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the IT giant, said, "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.”
The statement also noted that Nida Khan, who has been linked to the controversy regarding the company's Nashik unit and was reported to have worked as an HR manager there, did not hold any leadership responsibilities in TCS. Krithivasan clarified that Khan served as a process associate and was not an HR manager or responsible for recruitment.
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TCS Invites Expert Teams For Probe
The company also announced that expert teams from Deloitte as well as Trilegal, a prominent law firm, have been engaged as independent counsel to aid an internal investigation by TCS President and COO Aarthi Subramanian. The firm has also created an oversight committee chaired by TCS Independent Director Keki Mistry. The committee will review the findings of the internal probe and implement any recommendations.
TCS reiterated its commitment to a zero-tolerance policy on harassment and added that it was fully cooperating with the police in the matter.
Nashik TCS Case:
The controversy in Nashik came to light after a woman accused her colleague, Danish Sheikh, of entering into a physical relationship with her in 2022 on false promises of marriage, when he was already married to another woman.
According to a police report, Nida Khan, the sister of Danish Sheikh, allegedly tried to pressure the complainant to change her religion and made derogatory remarks about her faith.
As the police probe the incident, seven more women also came forward and levied allegations of mental and sexual harassment against their senior colleagues, claiming that the human resources department ignored their complaints between February 2022 and March 2026, when the incidents took place.
As of now, the police have arrested seven employees - a woman HR head and six men. Nida Khan is reportedly on the run. According to NDTV, she was suspended from the company last week.
On Friday, a Nashik police Crime Branch team arrived in Thane district to track down Khan and questioned her husband about her whereabouts. Her family has said she is in Mumbai and is expecting her first child, reported NDTV. Khan has also approached a local court in Nashik for anticipatory bail in the matter.
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