New Delhi: According to a report in India Today, operations at the business process outsourcing (BPO) facility of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Nashik have been temporarily shut amid. This comes amidst ongoing investigation over allegations of sexual abuse and forced religious conversion at the business unit. Employees have now reportedly been instructed to work from home until further notice.
On Monday, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran termed the allegations of sexual harassment “gravely concerning and anguishing” and announced that a thorough investigation is underway under TCS Chief Operating Officer Arathi Subramanian to establish the facts and identify those responsible.
What is the TCS Nashik BPO case?
The TCS Nashik case is a major workplace scandal that has been unveiled recently, involving allegations of sexual harassment, mental harassment, stalking, and attempted forced religious conversion at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)’s BPO unit in Nashik, Maharashtra.
At least nine cases, including complaints of harassment, misconduct and coercion related to conversion have been registered by police so far. Sources pointed out that the cops and other investigative agencies are no longer treating the case as a mere company-related crime, but are also examining it as part of a possible wider network. Hence, search operations have been stepped up across multiple locations.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing the matter, with reports mentioning that central agencies have also initiated an inquiry. The investigating agencies are also probing whether any organised network or external funding is involved or not. Seven people have reportedly been arrested till now, with reports claiming that these include team leaders and an Assistant General Manager-level HR official.