World · 6 August 2026
Indian court sentences ex-editor Tejpal to 10 years
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The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court sentenced former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison for rape, overturning his 2021 acquittal. The case centred on a 2013 allegation by a female colleague, who said Tejpal assaulted her in a hotel lift during a Tehelka magazine event in Goa. Tejpal was also fined $5,250 and given two weeks to surrender.
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