Tarun Tejpal Surrenders: Ex-Tehelka Editor to Serve 10-Year Sentence
Tarun Tejpal Surrenders: Ex-Tehelka Editor to Serve 10-Year Sentence
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrenders to a Goa court, set to begin his 10-year prison sentence after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction in a 2013 rape case.
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal has surrendered before a Goa court, marking a significant development in the 2013 rape case against him. The surrender follows a directive from the Supreme Court, which ordered him to do so within two weeks after the Bombay High Court’s ruling on August 6.
Tejpal had previously challenged the high court's verdict in the Supreme Court.
The high court's decision had overturned his acquittal by a Goa sessions court in 2021, convicting him of the offence.
The Supreme Court's latest direction means Tejpal must now begin serving his 10-year prison sentence, a term specified following his conviction by the Bombay High Court.
While Tejpal's appeal against the conviction is still pending, the Supreme Court's order mandates that he commence serving his sentence, subject to any further orders that may arise during the appeal process. This development brings a new phase to the long-running legal battle, which has garnered significant public and media attention since the allegations first surfaced.
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