Indian court sentences high-profile journalist to 10 years for rape
Summary
An Indian court has sentenced journalist Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison for raping a junior colleague in 2013. This verdict overturned a previous acquittal, and he was also ordered to pay a fine and surrender within two weeks.Key Facts
- Tarun Tejpal, 62, was found guilty of raping a female colleague in a hotel elevator during a 2013 event.
- The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him about $5,250.
- The court gave him two weeks to surrender to authorities.
- The verdict overturned a 2021 acquittal by a lower court that had dismissed the charges.
- The Goa government challenged the acquittal, which led to the case being reconsidered by the Bombay High Court.
- Tejpal denies the allegations and plans to appeal the decision.
- Following the accusations in 2013, Tejpal called the incident a “bad lapse of judgement” and took leave from his job.
- He was arrested and spent seven months in jail before being released on bail by India’s Supreme Court.
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