A court in Nashik has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to a software professional employed with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in connection with a case involving allegations of sexual harassment and forced religious conversion. The accused, Danish Shaikh, is already in judicial custody in a related matter and had approached the court seeking temporary relief in another case registered against him, reported PTI.

Court Rejects Interim Protection Plea

The 31-year-old tech professional had filed a plea requesting interim protection from arrest until his main bail application could be heard. The case in question has been registered at the Mumbai Naka police station in Nashik. During the hearing, the defence argued that interim relief was necessary to safeguard the accused until the court took up the primary bail plea, reported PTI.