Former Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal Surrenders to Goa Court
Tarun Tejpal has surrendered before a Goa court to begin serving a 10-year prison sentence following his conviction in a 2013 sexual assault case. The surrender follows a directive from the Supreme Court after Tejpal challenged a previous High Court ruling.
First reported 1 day ago · latest update 21 hours ago
Tarun Tejpal, a celebrated former editor-in-chief of an equally celebrated news magazine Tehelka, surrendered before the Mapusa court in Goa on Monday in a 2013 rape case as directed by the Supreme Court.
The top court had given the 63-year-old former editor three weeks to surrender before his appeal against the conviction is taken up for hearing. The three-week deadline ends tomorrow.
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on August 6 convicted Tejpal and sentenced him to 10 years in prison for raping a former colleague in 2013, overturning his 2021 acquittal in the case. Tejpal maintains he is a victim.
Last month, the Supreme Court rejected Tejpal's plea seeking exemption from surrendering before his plea filed against the Bombay High Court judgment convicting him is listed in the top court.
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Tarun Tejpal Surrenders Before Goa Court After Top Court Order In Rape Case
23 hours agoFormer Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrenders before Goa court to serve a 10-year sentence
Tehelka's former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on Monday surrendered before a Goa court to serve a 10-year imprisonment sentence in connection with a sexual assault case of 2013.
21 hours agoEx-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal surrenders before Goa court after 2013 sexual assault conviction
In August, the top court called in Tejpal to surrender before the court after he was convicted in a 2013 rape and sexual assault case.
23 hours agoEx-Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrenders before Goa court in 2013 rape case
Tejpal had challenged the high court’s verdict in the Supreme Court, which directed him to surrender within two weeks. The high court’s ruling on August 6 overturned his acquittal by a Goa sessions court in 2021 and convicted him of the offence. The Supreme Court’s direction means Tejpal must begin serving his sentence, subject to any further orders in his appeal.
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