Nida Khan, the main accused in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) forced religious conversion case in Nashik, was arrested in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Friday after weeks of evading arrest. Police tracked her to a rented flat in the Kaiser Colony area of Naregaon, where she had been hiding with five family members, including her parents, brother, and a maternal aunt.

Officers from Nashik Police conducted a covert operation, deploying over 20 personnel in plain clothes and avoiding police vehicles to blend into the neighborhood. They confirmed her presence through technical surveillance and maintained observation for three to four days before moving in.

Khan, a TCS process associate since 2021, is accused of pressuring employees at the Nashik office to convert to Islam by distributing religious material. The case emerged from allegations of a broader conversion racket involving multiple employees. She had previously sought interim protection from arrest, citing pregnancy, but the court denied the plea.

Following her arrest, Khan was produced before a judicial officer at Sutgirni Chowk late Friday night. The Nashik Police secured a transit remand and transported her to Nashik in a special vehicle for further investigation. She is the eighth accused to be arrested in the case; seven others were apprehended earlier.

The court will resume hearing on the matter during the next scheduled session, while the investigation into the alleged conversion network continues under the supervision of Maharashtra police authorities.