TCS Nashik case: Complainant says she was made to watch videos of Pakistani Islamic clerics

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The victim said she was even “convinced” that if she accepted Islam, her mental stress would come down, and that she had slowly started believing in “those things”. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

The charge sheet in a TCS sexual harassment and alleged forcible conversion case in Nashik has brought to light what investigators termed an orchestrated plan by the accused to target the victims. One of them alleged that she was made to watch videos of Pakistani Islamic cleric and preacher Tariq Jamil and Indian preacher Zakir Naik.

The videos were shown so that the woman could learn about Islam, she said in her statement, which is part of the charge sheet submitted in a Nashik court last week.

In her statement, the victim told the police how the accused orchestrated a calculated psychological and religious manipulation campaign, exploiting her vulnerability under the guise of reducing her “mental stress”.

She said she was even “convinced” that if she accepted Islam, her mental stress would come down, and that she had slowly started believing in “those things”. The charge sheet pertains to the case registered at Deolali camp police station based on a complaint filed by a 23-year-old employee of the IT firm.

Apart from the three arrested accused, identified as Danish Shaikh, Tausif Attar and Nida Khan, the charge sheet also mentions All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) corporator Matin Patel from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar as an accused in the case for allegedly sheltering Nida Khan while she was on the run.

As per the charge sheet, Patel had given shelter to Khan so that she could evade arrest, and that he did so despite being aware that her anticipatory bail plea had been rejected.

During his questioning before Khan’s arrest, when the police inquired about her whereabouts, Patel repeatedly responded: “Imtiaz Jaleel Sahib ko poochna padega (we will have to ask former AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel).”

“However, when interrogated thoroughly, he told the police about the