In western Indian state of Maharashtra, a disturbing case from Nashik city has sent shockwaves through the corporate sector, after several women employees accused an IT firm of sustained sexual harassment, coercion, and abuse of power. Seven people have been arrested so far in the case.&nbsp;&nbsp;According to police, at least eight women have come forward, detailing a pattern of exploitation that allegedly continued for years. Seven people have been arrested so far, including a senior HR official, as the investigation gathers pace.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/no-marathi-no-recognition-maharashtra-government-warns-schools-1773394416027">No Marathi, No Recognition: Maharashtra Government Warns Schools</a>&nbsp;In their complaints, the survivors have described a deeply troubling environment where professional boundaries were repeatedly violated. They allege they were subjected to&nbsp;sexual advances, inappropriate touching, and pressure to engage in physical relationships&nbsp;under threat of losing their jobs. Some women have also claimed they were&nbsp;forced to consume non-vegetarian food, including beef, against their will, and made to participate in&nbsp;religious practices they did not follow, including offering namaz. Investigators are looking into these claims as part of a broader pattern of coercion and control.&nbsp;The victims further allege that the accused used&nbsp;blackmail as a tool, threatening to leak&nbsp;private photos and videos&nbsp;to ensure silence and compliance. In some cases, women claim they were called to private locations under work-related pretexts and then harassed or assaulted. Police officials say the accused may have&nbsp;targeted women through job offers, drawing them into the organisation before subjecting them to exploitation. This has raised concerns that the case could point to a&nbsp;larger, organised racket&nbsp;rather than isolated misconduct.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/mumbai-hostage-crisis-day-of-ordeal-for-17-children-details-of-what-exactly-happened-1761836490296">Mumbai hostage crisis: Day of ordeal for 17 children; details of what exactly happened</a>&nbsp;A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has now been formed to probe the case in detail. Officials believe more victims could come forward as the investigation unfolds, and further arrests have not been ruled out. Significantly, some victims have alleged that&nbsp;initial complaints to the police did not lead to immediate action.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maharashtra Government has initiated enquiry against police officials who had failed to take action. The&nbsp;Maharashtra Government&nbsp;has indicated that the case could&nbsp;uncover a wider pattern of exploitation, raising concerns beyond a single company or location and&nbsp;that the victims could go up to even 50.

According to police, at least eight women have come forward, detailing a pattern of exploitation that allegedly continued for years. Seven people have been arrested so far, including a senior HR official, as the investigation gathers pace.



In western Indian state of Maharashtra, a disturbing case from Nashik city has sent shockwaves through the corporate sector, after several women employees accused an IT firm of sustained sexual harassment, coercion, and abuse of power. Seven people have been arrested so far in the case. According to police, at least eight women have come forward, detailing a pattern of exploitation that allegedly continued for years. Seven people have been arrested so far, including a senior HR official, as the investigation gathers pace. Also Read: No Marathi, No Recognition: Maharashtra Government Warns Schools In their complaints, the survivors have described a deeply troubling environment where professional boundaries were repeatedly violated. They allege they were subjected to sexual advances, inappropriate touching, and pressure to engage in physical relationships under threat of losing their jobs. Some women have also claimed they were forced to consume non-vegetarian food, including beef, against their will, and made to participate in religious practices they did not follow, including offering namaz. Investigators are looking into these claims as part of a broader pattern of coercion and control. The victims further allege that the accused used blackmail as a tool, threatening to leak private photos and videos to ensure silence and compliance. In some cases, women claim they were called to private locations under work-related pretexts and then harassed or assaulted. Police officials say the accused may have targeted women through job offers, drawing them into the organisation before subjecting them to exploitation. This has raised concerns that the case could point to a larger, organised racket rather than isolated misconduct. Also Read: Mumbai hostage crisis: Day of ordeal for 17 children; details of what exactly happened A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has now been formed to probe the case in detail. Officials believe more victims could come forward as the investigation unfolds, and further arrests have not been ruled out. Significantly, some victims have alleged that initial complaints to the police did not lead to immediate action. Maharashtra Government has initiated enquiry against police officials who had failed to take action. The Maharashtra Government has indicated that the case could uncover a wider pattern of exploitation, raising concerns beyond a single company or location and that the victims could go up to even 50.

According to police, at least eight women have come forward, detailing a pattern of exploitation that allegedly continued for years. Seven people have been arrested so far, including a senior HR official, as the investigation gathers pace.

Nashik IT horror: Women allege abuse, blackmail and forced religious acts; 7 arrested

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Nashik IT horror: Women allege abuse, blackmail and forced religious acts; 7 arrested