{"id":130864,"date":"2026-08-07T19:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=130864"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:45:12","slug":"indian-court-jails-tehelka-editor-for-10-years-in-rape-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/130864\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian court jails Tehelka editor for 10 years in rape case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MUMBAI(National Times)- An Indian court sentenced former news magazine editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison on Thursday after convicting him of raping a junior colleague, in a case that drew nationwide attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tejpal, co-founder of investigative magazine&nbsp;<em>Tehelka<\/em>, was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1059597\">&nbsp;accused<\/a>&nbsp;of raping the journalist in the lift of a five-star hotel in the western coastal state of Goa during an event in November 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, a trial court in Goa acquitted Tejpal of the charges of rape, sexual harassment and wrongful restraint. The acquittal was challenged by the Goa government before the Bombay High Court, which set aside the trial court\u2019s verdict and sentenced him to 10 years in jail on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe has been convicted to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. He has been given two weeks\u2019 time to surrender,\u201d Goa Police investigator Sunita Sawant, who led the probe against Tejpal, told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court also ordered him to pay a fine of $5,250, Sawant added. Tejpal, 63, said he would challenge the conviction in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the past 13 years, they have been pursuing me as a part of a political vendetta,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUMBAI(National Times)- An Indian court sentenced former news magazine editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison on Thursday after convicting him of raping a junior colleague, in a case that drew nationwide attention. 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