Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape

Tejpal, who has denied the accusations, can appeal against the verdict in India's Supreme Court.

High profile Indian journalist convicted of raping colleague in 2013

Tarun Tejpal, founder and former editor of Tehelka magazine, was acquitted in 2021 in case that drew nationwide attention An Indian court has convicted a high profile former editor of an investigative news magazine of raping a junior colleague, overturning his acquittal in a case that drew nationwide attention. Tarun Tejpal, 63, founder and former editor of Tehelka magazine, was accused of raping a journalist in the lift of a five-star hotel in the western coastal state of Goa during an event...

By Agence France-Press in Mumbai

Indian court sentences high-profile journalist to 10 years for rape

Tarun Tejpal, 63, says that he will appeal the conviction at the Supreme Court.

'Political victim like Umar Khalid': Tarun Tejpal seeks leniency in rape case conviction

The Bombay high court has recently convicted Tarun Tejpal in connection with a 2013 rape case, resulting in a ten-year term of rigorous imprisonment after his acquittal was set aside. Tejpal, alleging political victimization, appealed for leniency, while the court has provided him with a two-week window to surrender. This verdict is linked to a reported incident in a hotel elevator that occurred thirteen years prior.

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Bombay HC convicts Tarun Tejpal of raping colleague in 2013, sentences him to 10-yr RI

Bombay HC convicts Tarun Tejpal of raping colleague in 2013, sentences him to 10-yr RI

"Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam Are In Jail, I'm Also One Of Them": Tarun Tejpal

Tarun Tejpal, while speaking to reporters, cited the case of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who are in jail in the 2020 Delhi riots case, saying he is also "one of them"