India, May 2 -- A court on Saturday denied anticipatory bail to Nida Khan, an accused in the alleged sexual exploitation and religious coercion case linked to the Tata Consultancy Services BPO in Nashik.

Referring to her offence as a "serious one", the court stressed that Nida Khan was one of the prime accused in the case, deeming her custodial interrogation to be "necessary", Public Prosecutor Ajay Misar said.

"The court rejected Nida Khan's bail application today. The final order will be uploaded soon," PTI news agency cited public prosecutor Ajay Misar as saying. Khan had cited her pregnancy while seeking pre-arrest bail. A search is underway for her in different parts of Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, the police custody of four other accu...