India, April 18 -- Adding a new twist to the sensational TCS Nashik sexual harassment and forcible conversion scandal, the parents of key accused Nida Khan have branded the case a 'fake and politically motivated' conspiracy designed to deflect attention from the explosive arrest of self-styled Nashik godman Ashok Kharat. They insisted their daughter never interacted with complainants, never pushed conversions and his family respects all faiths.

Nida Khan, identified by Nashik Police as HR manager and one of two masterminds alongside Tausif Attar, has now moved a Nashik court for anticipatory bail, claiming she is pregnant with her first child. Her family says she is staying at her in-laws' home in Bhiwandi, Mumbai. She is not on the run ...