India court jails former top editor for 10 years in rape case

MUMBAI, Aug 6: An Indian court sentenced former news magazine editor TarunTejpal to 10 years in prison Thursday after convicting him of raping a junior colleague, in a case that drew nationwide attention.

Tejpal, co-founder of investigative magazine Tehelka, was accused of raping the journalist in the lift of a five-star hotel in the western coastal state of Goa during an event in November 2013.

In 2021, a trial court in Goa acquitted Tejpal of the charges of rape, sexual harassment and wrongful restraint.

The acquittal was challenged by the Goa government before the Bombay High Court, which set aside the trial court's verdict and sentenced him to 10 years in jail on Thursday.�" AFP