2026 Nashik BPO workplace harassment case refers to a series of serious allegations involving sexual harassment, mental abuse, and forced religious conversion to Islam at a Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) unit in Nashik, Maharashtra, India reported in April 2026.[1]
In early 2026, multiple employees at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) campus in Nashik, Maharashtra, filed First Information Reports (FIRs) alleging sustained sexual harassment and religious coercion by several team leaders. The allegations, which reportedly span from 2022 to 2026, prompted the Nashik Police to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT).
As part of the probe, six female police officers were deployed undercover as employees within the facility for 40 days to monitor workplace interactions and gather evidence. By mid-April 2026, authorities had registered nine FIRs and arrested seven employees, including several team leaders and an Assistant General Manager. The HR responsible for the Nashik office still remains unknown. The SIT investigation highlighted an alleged failure of the facility's internal grievance mechanisms. Police reported that the AGM was arrested for allegedly ignoring a verbal complaint, from one of the victims, thereby failing to trigger mandatory POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) protocols.
TCS suspended the accused employees and initiated an investigation.[2]
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