Four-member panel with retired judge and ex-IPS officer to investigate Nashik TCS case

The Fact Finding Committee has commenced its investigation into allegations of religious conversion and sexual harassment linked to the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) office in Nashik, advocate Monika Arora stated on Saturday.

Speaking with ANI, Arora said, “We have come for an inquiry into the episode of TCS. And we are going to talk to all the stakeholders. ” She added that the panel intends to speak with all involved parties before releasing any preliminary findings.

“It’s not possible for us to say anything right now because we will meet all the stakeholders and talk to them, and whatever truth comes out, based on that, we are going to make a recommendation and a report,” she explained.

Arora noted the committee consists of four members. “The committee has a retired judge, a retired IPS officer, and an advocate and a coordinator from NCW. There are four people,” she said.

The panel’s visit coincides with protests by Bajrang Dal members outside the District Collector’s Office demanding action over the allegations.

On Friday, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) took two accused, Safi Shaikh and Raza Memon, into custody in connection with the alleged forced conversion linked to the Nashik TCS case.

The ATS is currently interrogating the suspects regarding the incident. Earlier, K.

Krithivasan, CEO and Managing Director of TCS, stated that the company has engaged expert teams from Deloitte and the law firm Trilegal as independent counsel for the internal investigation led by Aarthi Subramanian, President and COO of TCS.