4 min readMumbaiUpdated: Apr 18, 2026 01:02 PM IST
As Nashik Police stepped up the hunt for absconding accused Nida Khan, sending three teams to Mumbai on Friday to trace her, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced it had engaged Deloitte and law firm Trilegal as independent counsel to its internal investigation into the harassment case.
Khan is one of two women accused in the case. She is named in only one of the nine FIRs where she is accused of making offensive remarks about Hindu deities. She is not referenced in any of the remaining eight FIRs.
During Friday’s searches in Mumbai, Khan’s husband was detained and questioned within Mumbra police station limits. He told police she had gone to stay with relatives, but when teams reached the address it was found locked. The mobile phones of Khan and her family members were switched off. Police said searches are ongoing. A Special Investigation Team has also been constituted to probe the matter.
Her lawyer Baba Sayyad told The Indian Express that he would soon file an anticipatory bail application on her behalf, adding that she was “a victim of media trial.” He further said Khan was pregnant and her family was concerned about the impact of the case on her health.
Nashik Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik said Khan’s role in the case was limited. “So far, her role has not emerged in any other FIR. She was an associate and not in HR at the company and in our probe no link has been found to the accused in any case registered across the country. However, since some news channels have been reporting about some accused being linked to banned groups, we have written to central agencies to check as our probe is limited to the nine FIRs,” he said.
Police said Nida Khan had gone to stay with relatives, but when teams reached the address it was found locked. (Express Photo)
The 26 year old Khan, a native of Nashik, has been working with TCS for the past four years and was posted at its Mumbai office since last year following her husband’s transfer, her family said. According to her family, Khan continued working at the Mumbai office until April 10, when she was asked not to report to work after allegations surfaced against her. They claimed that despite an FIR being registered on March 26, the police did not contact them. “The police had her phone number and address, yet we were never approached to cooperate with the investigation,” said her father, who did not wish to be named.
He also countered claims about her role at the company. “She is not from HR as was being reported. Initially, we assumed the reports referred to someone else. It was only after television channels aired her photographs that we realised they were referring to our daughter,” he said.
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Responding to questions about her whereabouts, her father said Khan was not absconding. “She is four months pregnant and has been advised to rest by doctors. We are ensuring her safety and have applied for anticipatory bail. We are willing to cooperate and she will surrender before the police soon,” he added.
Meanwhile, in its statement on Friday, TCS CEO and MD K. Krithivasan said the company had constituted an oversight committee chaired by independent director Keki Mistry to review the findings of the internal investigation and implement any recommendations. The investigation is being led by Aarthi Subramanian, President and COO.
TCS also sought to correct what it called inaccurate reporting about Khan’s role. “Ms. Nida Khan, who is being repeatedly mentioned in the press as HR manager of TCS, is neither a HR manager nor responsible for recruitment. She served as a process associate and did not hold any leadership responsibilities,” the statement said. The company added that its Nashik unit continues to operate and that reports about it being shut down were “absolutely untrue.”
