Tarun Tejpal, convicted of rape in 2013, compared himself to jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam while speaking to reporters after the court's verdict.
Tejpal has been convicted in a 2013 case
Aug 06, 2026
04:44 pm
What's the storyTarun Tejpal, the former editor of Tehelka magazine, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday after finding him guilty of raping a junior colleague in 2013.
After his conviction, Tejpal claimed he had been wrongfully accused and compared his situation to those of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who are imprisoned in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots case.
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