India, May 3 -- A Nashik court on Saturday rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of Nida Khan, one of the eight accused in a case related to alleged sexual harassment and forcible religious conversion at the Nashik unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

Additional Sessions Judge KG Joshi rejected Khan's anticipatory bail application, which had been pending since April 18. The court heard the arguments of the defence and prosecution on April 20 and April 27.

Confirming the order, special public prosecutor Ajay Misar, said that the court found the prosecution's allegations against Khan serious in nature and hence rejected her pre-arrest bail plea.

"The prosecution had maintained in court that Khan is a key accused in the offence registered...