A plea was filed in the Supreme Court of India on Thursday (April 16, 2026) in the aftermath of allegations of religious conversion and sexual harassment at a multinational company (MNC) in Nashik seeking directions to control deceitful religious conversion.
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It was filed in the backdrop of charges of sexual harassment and allegations of forced religious conversion levelled by eight female employees at TCS' office in Nashik.
The petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay contended that deceitful religious conversion is not only a serious threat to sovereignty, secularism, democracy and liberty but also a menace to fraternity, dignity, unity and national integration.
The plea, filed through advocate Ashwani Dubey, has sought directions to the Centre and the State governments to take stringent steps to control religious conversion.
