BPO HARASSMENT, CONVERSION CASE: BAIL TO NIDA KHAN
Pune/Nashik, July 7 -- A Nashik sessions court on Monday granted bail to Nida Khan and Tausif Attar, two of the accused in the alleged TCS-linked BPO case involving charges of sexual harassment and religious coercion, while rejecting the bail plea of the prime accused, Danish Shaikh.
The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge KG Joshi after hearing arguments from the prosecution and the defence on the bail applications last month. The three were arrested by the SIT of the Nashik City Police in connection with a case registered by the Deolali Camp police on March 26 following a complaint by a woman employee of the BPO. The complainant accused Danish Shaikh of sexually assaulting her on the pretext of marriage and alleged that Nida Khan and Tausif Attar hurt her religious sentiments and coerced her in matters related to religion.
While granting bail to Nida and Tausif, the court refused similar relief to Danish. "Considering the nature of the alleged offence and the trauma suffered by the victim, he does not deserve to be released on bail until the evidence of material witnesses is recorded during the trial." "Nida is four months pregnant. She will be released from jail as soon as the bail conditions are fulfilled," advocate Baba Sayeed said. However, Attar would remain in custody, as he is also accused in five other cases, he added....
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