Tejpal gets 10-year jail term, calls himself political victim

The Bombay High Court's Goa bench on Thursday convicted Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal of raping a former junior colleague in 2013, sentencing him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and overturning his 2021 acquittal. Tejpal, who plans to appeal in the Supreme Court, alleged he was targeted for 13 years due to his journalism, drawing parallels with jailed activists like Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.