"Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam Are In Jail, I'm Also One Of Them": Tarun Tejpal
Former journalist Tarun Tejpal, convicted of rape, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court. Tejpal claimed political vendetta and compared his situation to that of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, stating he intends to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Why it matters
The case is significant due to the high-profile nature of the defendant and his attempt to frame his conviction within a broader political narrative.
With his thick framed black glasses perched on top of his bald pate, Tarun Tejpal, once a celebrated journalist who edited the even more celebrated magazine Tehelka, ran into a group of reporters shortly after the court convicted him of raping a junior colleague in 2013, and declared that he should have been acquitted 10 times over."They are after me with sentiment of revenge for the last 13 years. I have full faith in the judiciary that there will be judges who will see the truth. We will present the evidence in public. There is so much evidence that I should have been acquitted 10 times over," he told the reporters right after he was convicted.Around mid-afternoon, the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court sentenced him to 10 years in jail.
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