A former female employee claims a colleague asked her to convert to Islam and to have a relationship with a Muslim man
NEW DELHI — Weeks after allegations of forced religious conversion surfaced against employees of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Nashik — a case some Hindutva groups labelled ‘Corporate Jihad’ — similar charges have now been levelled against Wipro Technologies.
A former female employee has alleged religious harassment and workplace discrimination at Wipro’s Hinjawadi office in Pune.
The allegations were aired at a press conference organised by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti. The woman, who has since resigned, filed a police complaint at Hinjawadi police station and sent a legal notice to Wipro demanding ₹50 lakh compensation.
Hinjawadi is a sprawling suburb of Pune with a high concentration of tech companies and business parks.
The woman said: “In August 2025, I was summoned to a company team meeting, where I was pressured to resign. I was not given a chance to present my case, and my resignation was accepted.”
She said a female colleague repeatedly pressured her to convert to Islam and have a relationship with a Muslim man. She alleged the coworker repeatedly interfered in her personal life and urged her to abandon Hinduism, claiming it would improve her life and provide opportunities to travel abroad.
The woman alleged she had informed senior company officials about the matter, but no action was taken on her complaint. Instead, a complaint was filed against her with the company’s Ombuds process.
Meanwhile, the Hinjawadi police have launched an investigation after receiving the complaint.
Employees at TCS in Nashik have accused colleagues of sexually harassing Hindu women staff, forcing them to pray in the office, insulting Hindu deities, and pressuring them to convert.
After the TCS Nashik arrests, some Hindutva outfits used the term ‘Corporate Jihad’ to characterise the case, extending individual allegations to a broader narrative about Muslim employees in IT firms.
The Pune Wipro complaint mirrors TCS allegations: pressure to convert, relationships with Muslim men, and inaction by management. This has led to renewed calls invoking ‘Corporate Jihad’ despite the case still being under police investigation.
Muslim tech workers in Pune’s Hinjawadi hub report increased scrutiny. Names, designations, and religion of the accused in the TCS case were widely circulated, and similar communal framing is emerging around the Wipro complaint before any legal finding.
Using terms like ‘Corporate Jihad’ attaches a communal motive to workplace disputes before judicial determination, potentially targeting Muslim employees as a group.
Publicising names and religion of accused in ongoing cases can lead to doxxing and workplace hostility for other Muslim staff not connected to the case.
Both cases hinge on unresolved questions: whether HR mechanisms failed, whether allegations meet legal thresholds for coercion, and whether due process is followed before communal labels are applied.
