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AIMIM councillor Mateen Patel arrested in TCS case
Nashik Police have arrested Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar AIMIM councillor Mateen Patel for allegedly sheltering TCS case accused Nida Khan, Aaj Tak reports. A warrant had been issued after Patel failed to appear in…
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Nashik Police have arrested Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar AIMIM councillor Mateen Patel for allegedly sheltering TCS case accused Nida Khan, Aaj Tak reports. A warrant had been issued after Patel failed to appear in court. His home and office had earlier been demolished. Khan, who is pregnant, received bail in July.
The case concerns allegations of sexual harassment and attempted forced religious conversion at TCS’s Nashik unit, reported in March 2026. A special investigation team is examining nine cases involving alleged harassment, molestation, religious offence and coercion. A court recently granted bail to five accused, citing the completed chargesheet and lack of a serious risk to witnesses or evidence.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest narratives may reduce this to either communal conspiracy or harmless office banter. Neither is a substitute for evidence. The allegations include sexual misconduct and religious abuse, while the court has also found no serious present risk of witness intimidation in granting bail to five accused. Patel’s arrest concerns alleged sheltering, not a finding of guilt. The case should now be judged through the chargesheet, witness testimony and trial record, with the number of proven charges settling the competing claims.
Source: aajtak.in
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