Ex-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.
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal appeared before the Mapusa court in Goa on Monday to surrender in connection with the 2013 rape case, as ordered by the Supreme Court following his appeal against the conviction. The allegations stem from sexual assault accusations made by a female journalist who alleged Tejpal assaulted her inside a hotel elevator on November 7 and 8, 2013.
Tejpal was initially arrested on November 30, 2013, on those charges. Despite a plea seeking exemption from surrender, the Supreme Court rejected Tejpal's request and ordered him to surrender within three weeks. The single-judge bench of Justice Alok Aradhe also directed Tejpal to provide the surrender certificate before the Court, allowing his criminal appeal to be listed for hearing on September 22, provided he submits the surrender certificate by then.
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