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Source: BBC News | Category: Global Affairs | Date: Aug 06, 2026
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Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape
Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape - Published An Indian court has sentenced former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun...
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- Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape - Published An Indian court has sentenced former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison for raping a former colleague, overturning his 2021 acquittal in a decade-old case.
- The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court convicted Tejpal under sections of Indian law pertaining to rape and sexual harassment.
- Tejpal, who has denied the accusations, said before the sentencing that he would file an appeal in the Supreme Court.
- In 2021, a sessions court in Goa threw out all the charges against him.
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Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape - Published An Indian court has sentenced former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison for raping a former colleague, overturning his 2021 acquittal in a decade-old case. The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court convicted Tejpal under sections of Indian law pertaining to rape and sexual harassment. Tejpal, who has denied the accusations, said before the sentencing that he would file an appeal in the Supreme Court. In 2021, a sessions court in Goa threw out all the charges against him. The Goa government had appealed against the acquittal in the high court. Appearing for the Goa government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had urged the high court to impose the maximum sentence on Tejpal.