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AIMIM Corporator Arrested for Sheltering Accused in TCS Case
A woman named Nida Khan used to work at a big computer company called TCS.
Police say she helped force another woman to change her religion and made hurtful comments about her faith.
Nida Khan hid from the police for almost 25 days before they found her at a rented flat.
Police also arrested a local leader named Mateen Patel because they say he helped hide her.
Patel had been asked many times to come to court but did not show up.
Police are looking into nine complaints about workers being mistreated at the TCS office in Nashik.
A judge let Nida Khan go for now because she is pregnant and it would be very hard for her to have a baby in prison.
TCS says it does not allow any kind of harassment and has suspended the workers who are suspected of being involved.
Police also used bulldozers to knock down buildings at Patel's home and office that were built illegally.
Mateen (also spelled Matin) Patel, an AIMIM corporator from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar — described as a former corporator in one report — was arrested for allegedly sheltering Nida Khan, an accused in the TCS sexual harassment and religious conversion case.
Patel was detained on Thursday around 7 pm by a Nashik city police Crime Branch team after repeatedly failing to appear in court despite summons, and was taken to Nashik for questioning.
Nida Khan, a former TCS employee and sister of accused colleague Danish Sheikh, was arrested on May 7 from a rented flat in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after nearly 25 days on the run and has since been granted bail on pregnancy grounds.
A Special Investigation Team is probing nine cases linked to the Nashik TCS unit, including alleged exploitation, attempted forceful conversion, hurting religious sentiments, molestation and mental harassment of female employees.
Officials carried out bulldozer action against illegal constructions at Patel's residence and office, while TCS suspended the employees involved, citing a zero-tolerance policy on harassment and coercion.
- Who
- Mateen (Matin) Patel, an AIMIM corporator from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Nida Khan, a former Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employee.
- What
- Patel's arrest for allegedly sheltering Nida Khan, an accused in the TCS sexual harassment and religious conversion case.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nashik in Maharashtra, India.
- When
- Patel was arrested on Thursday around 7 pm (reported on Friday, August 7); Nida Khan was arrested on May 7 after nearly 25 days on the run and was granted bail in July.
- Why
- Patel repeatedly failed to appear in court despite summons and was accused of providing help and shelter to Nida Khan in the TCS conversion case.
Key facts
- Accused arrested
- Mateen (Matin) Patel, AIMIM corporator from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Allegation against Patel
- Sheltering ex-TCS staffer Nida Khan, an accused in the TCS 'sexual harassment and religious conversion' case
- Patel's arrest
- Thursday around 7 pm; brought to Nashik by Nashik city police Crime Branch
- Nida Khan's arrest
- May 7, from a rented flat in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, after nearly 25 days on the run
- Khan's bail
- Granted in July by the Additional Sessions Court; she was five months pregnant
- Prime accused (per one report)
- Raza Rafiq Memon allegedly mentally harassed the complainant, with Nida Khan and other colleagues assisting
- Cases under probe
- Nine cases linked to the Nashik TCS unit, probed by a Special Investigation Team
- TCS response
- Suspended employees involved; cited a zero-tolerance policy on harassment and coercion
Quotes
Judge of the Additional Sessions Court
Judge presiding over the bail hearing
“"A special team of Nashik city police Crime Branch visited Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and brought Patel here."”
theprint.in
deccanchronicle.com
“"No innocent unborn child should have to endure the hardships of prison or social stigma."”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
Nashik: Former AIMIM Corporator Mateen Patel Arrested For Sheltering TCS Case Accused
AIMIM Corporator, Accused Of Sheltering Ex-TCS Staffer Nida Khan, Arrested
AIMIM corporator held for sheltering TCS ‘sexual harassment’ case accused
AIMIM Corporator Held for Sheltering TCS Sexual Harassment Case Accused
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