Indian court acquits former magazine editor in rape case
Tarun Tejpal was accused of raping a journalist in 2013 SAMAA | AFP - Posted: May 24, 2021 | Last Updated: 8 hours ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: May 24, 2021 | Last Updated: 8 hours ago
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An Indian court has acquitted a former editor of a leading newspaper on accusations of raping a female colleague seven years ago.
Tarun Tejpal was acquitted of charges of rape, sexual harassment and wrongful restraint, public prosecutor Francisco Tavora said in the coastal state of Goa.
“Seriously aggrieved,” Tavora told AFP in a text message. “The State will be assailing the judgment.”
Tejpal, the 58-year-old founder and former editor of Tehelka magazine, was accused of raping a female journalist in the lift of a five-star hotel in Goa in November 2013.
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Tarun Tejpal, the 50-year-old founder and editor-in-chief of India s leading investigative magazine Tehelka, speaks with the media upon his arrival at the airport on his way to Goa, in New Delhi November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo
A court in India on Friday acquitted a former top news magazine editor of charges he raped a colleague in an eight-year-old case that raised questions about the safety of women in the workplace.
The prosecution said it planned to appeal the verdict.
Tarun Tejpal, 58, was editor of Tehelka magazine, which made a name for itself by exposing corruption and abuse of power in high places. The magazine had also taken a stand in pushing for society to confront sexual violence.