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The Bombay High Court has convicted former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case, overturning his acquittal by a Goa sessions court.

Bombay HC at Goa overturned a 2021 trial court acquittal and convicted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, 61, of raping a junior colleague during ThinkFest 2013. He was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and Rs5 lakh fine. Sentences run concurrently.

On Thursday morning, the Bombay HC's Goa bench overturned the trial court verdict which acquitted him in 2021.

NEW DELHI: Moments after the Bombay high court convicted former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case, he appealed for a lenient sentence, describing himself as a "political victim" and drawing a comparison with jailed activist Umar Khalid.

PANAJI: Thirteen years after the arrest of a high profile editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, Tarun Tejpal, for rape in an elevator of a starred hotel, the Bombay high court on Thursday found him guilty of rape and sentenced him to ten years Rigorous imprisonment.

Tarun Tejpal, the former editor of Tehelka magazine, was earlier convicted of rape by the Bombay High Court's Goa bench in connection with the sexual assault of a former colleague in 2013 during a company event.

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One of Cambridge University's most famous colleges, King's College, is introducing stricter measures to tackle sexual harassment and bullying. The college will appoint an independent barrister to review its culture, strengthen HR oversight of senior academics and publish the findings after recent investigations upheld allegations against two prominent academics.

The case pertains to allegations made by a woman journalist, who had accused Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting her inside a hotel elevator on November 7 and 8, 2013.