India, April 20 -- A court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to Nida Khan, the alleged absconding 'mastermind' in the religious conversion and sexual harassment case at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)' Nashik facility.

Her anticipatory bail application will be taken up for consideration on April 27. Among the grounds provided by Nida for seeking pre-arrest bail, she stated that she was pregnant, Live Law reported.

The 26-year-old is one of eight accused in the case pertaining to alleged sexual harassment and religious coercion at the BPO in Nashik. She had moved the Nashik Sessions Court for anticipatory bail on Saturday. While the remaining seven were arrested, Nida had evaded the authorities - something which her family...