‘Portray him as…a rapist’: Tarun Tejpal’s daughter alleges political targeting
Cara Tejpal said she had initially been “terrified of speaking the truth” when her father was arrested and was deeply affected by the media coverage
Cara Tejpal, daughter of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, has claimed that her father's conviction by the Bombay High Court was due to his father's investigative journalism, which made him a target for silencing. She alleged that the rape allegation was used as a means to discredit him, stating that "Tarun Tejpal was more than a thorn in the side of the BJP government, and what better way to silence him than to portray him as the most reviled of all sinners-a rapist."
Cara, who had examined the evidence for 13 years, is convinced of her father's innocence and does not care about being labeled a "rape apologist" or the "child of a rapist." She emphasized that the truth must prevail, urging people to review the actual facts of the case rather than relying on headlines and uninformed public discourse.
The HC convicted Tarun Tejpal of raping a junior colleague in 2013, overturning his acquittal from a lower court. He has vowed to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.
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