A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district has fixed May 2 for its verdict on the anticipatory bail plea filed by TCS employee Nida Khan, accused of sexual harassment and forcible religious conversion.
The court of Additional Sessions Judge K G Joshi reserved its verdict after hearing arguments from both prosecution and defence lawyers.
The police opposed Khan's pre-arrest bail, citing need for her custodial interrogation to find out potential financial links and external funding sources.
Khan is accused of targeting employees in a WhatsApp group, pressuring them to pray and eat non-vegetarian food, and allegedly advising women employees to dress and behave in accordance with Islamic traditions.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Nashik police is probing a total of nine cases registered in connection with alleged exploitation, attempt of forceful conversion, hurting religious sentiments, molestation and mental harassment of female employees at the TCS unit in the city.
