'Political victim like Umar Khalid': Tarun Tejpal seeks leniency after Bombay high court convicts him in rape case

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.

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