“Corporate jihad.”
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a major Indian IT and BPO company with offices worldwide. But now the leading IT giant has found itself in a major controversy after multiple Muslim employees, including the HR manager, were arrested for forcing subordinates into religious conversion and sexual harassment in TCS’s BPO wing in Nashik, Maharashtra. The developments, which came to light recently, have triggered widespread outrage and raised serious questions about how jihadist elements have now made inroads into the professional setup of the corporate sector.
The accused, identified as Asif Ansari, Shafi Sheik, Shah Rukh Qureshi, Raza Memon, Tausif Attar, and Danish Sheik, mostly designated as team leaders, allegedly operated a structured and prolonged network spanning nearly four years, targeting young Hindu employees, primarily women between the ages of 18 and 25, who were identified during recruitment as financially backward and could be manipulated or pressured. The complaints, covering the instances from 2022 to early 2026, reveal a pattern of calculated targeting, with at least nine victims, including eight women and one man, coming forward so far.
The group, reportedly, attempted to force their vulnerable juniors into converting to Islam through psychological pressure, inducements, intimidation, and sexual abuse. Several women have accused the men of making explicit remarks and engaging in inappropriate physical contact, resulting in agonizing mental harassment. According to a female victim’s complaint, the accused, despite being married, repeatedly exploited her at a location on Trimbak Road. Another woman alleges she was taken to a resort under the pretext of a holiday, where she was allegedly sexually assaulted.
Victims have also said that they were forced to participate in Islamic practices, including offering namaz, observing Ramadan fasts, and wearing a burqa. The male complainant described that he was repeatedly humiliated for his Hindu faith and pressured to abandon his religious identity. Victims were reportedly also forced to consume beef. Force-feeding beef to Hindus is one of the favorite tactics of jihadists across India, as it breaks the Hindus psychologically and emotionally, because consuming beef is against the Hindu religious ideology.
The investigation gained momentum after a covert operation conducted by Nashik Police, in which seven female officers entered TCS’s premises disguised as employees. During an internal meeting, they reportedly witnessed inappropriate conduct firsthand, leading to one of the accused being caught in the act. This operation provided critical corroboration of the victims’ testimonies, and resulted in multiple arrests. Authorities are now analyzing over 40 CCTV footage clips from inside the office to strengthen the case.
Police have invoked stringent provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA), pointing to the seriousness and organized nature of the offenses. Leading the probe is a Special Investigation Team under ACP (Crime) Sandeep Mitke, following directives from Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik, who supervised the operation based on intelligence information. --->READ MORE HERE
A male employee at Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Nashik branch has alleged that one of the accused made a deeply personal remark suggesting he should “send his wife" to him if he wanted a child, as she couldn’t conceive even after a medical treatment.
“When I ignored them, they started sending false reports about me to the head office. They tried to pressure me in various ways. I realised they were attempting religious conversion in the office, so I opposed them. This made them angry, and they deliberately harassed me and others," the employee said.
“Since I did not have children, my team leader, Tausif Akhtar and colleague, Danish Sheikh, made personal remarks, suggesting I send my wife to them. During an argument, Tausif angrily threw a fan at me and threatened to kill me. I reported this to the HR," he added.
The allegation forms part of a set of complaints involving claims of harassment and forced religious conversion at the office.
The alleged harassment began in 2022, soon after he joined the company, and included pressure to follow religious practices against his will.
He alleged that his team leaders forced him to wear a skullcap, recite the kalma and offer namaz.
According to him, the conduct went beyond workplace harassment and extended into coercion related to personal beliefs and private life.
The employee named Tausif Akhtar and Danish Sheikh among those who allegedly targeted him. --->READ MORE HERE
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