Pune/Nashik, April 14 -- Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran on Monday said Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has ordered a high-level probe into the allegations emerging from its Nashik BPO, describing them as "gravely concerning and anguishing". The company has appointed chief operating officer (COO) Aarthi Subramanium to lead the investigation. Chandrasekaran, in a statement, said that a comprehensive investigation is underway to ascertain the facts and identify individuals responsible. Appropriate and stringent action will be taken against those found guilty, and corrective measures will be strictly enforced. The IT major operates a business process outsourcing (BPO) unit in Nashik with around 150 employees. The development comes amid a police probe into allegations of sexual abuse and religious coercion at the workplace. The Nashik City Police had registered nine FIRs against eight senior employees of the BPO between March 26 and April 3 under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) following complaints from nine junior staffers about alleged "sexual abuse, harassment and hurting religious sentiments" for over four years. A special investigation team constituted to probe the incident arrested seven of the accused, while one is reportedly on the run A top functionary of the BPO recently said that seven of the accused were sacked and the remaining one is under the radar of the top management. During a court hearing on Monday, prosecution said investigators found that the arrested HR manager exchanged 78 emails with other accused. Assistant public prosecutor Aniket Awad told the court, "The SIT needs to verify the nature of these communications and question her further." The HR manager's police custody was extended by two days. The defence said that the emails were unrelated to the allegations, and that his client serves as an operational head and is cooperating with the probe. Sandip Mitke, assistant police commissioner said, "We will not share details of the case at this juncture since it is a sensitive one. Police will not spare anyone involved in the crime."...