'Enough Proof To Acquit Me 10 Times': Tarun Tejpal Calls Sexual Assault Case Against Him 'Wrong'
News india 'Enough Proof To Acquit Me 10 Times': Tarun Tejpal Calls Sexual Assault Case Against Him 'Wrong' 'Enough Proof To Acquit Me 10 Times'
News india 'Enough Proof To Acquit Me 10 Times': Tarun Tejpal Calls Sexual Assault Case Against Him 'Wrong' 'Enough Proof To Acquit Me 10 Times': Tarun Tejpal Calls Sexual Assault Case Against Him 'Wrong' Written By, Last Updated: August 06, 2026, 14:38 IST The remarks came after the Bombay High Court reversed Tejpal's 2021 acquittal by a Goa trial court, holding him guilty of sexually assaulting a junior colleague in a hotel elevator Rapid Read Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal. (Photo: AFP) Hours after the Bombay High Court convicted him in the 2013 sexual assault case, former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal asserted that there was “so much evidence" in his favour that he could be “acquitted 10 times", while maintaining that the case against him was wrongful.
Calling the prosecution against him a “wrong case", Tejpal said he would continue to challenge the verdict through legal remedies. “This is a wrong case against me. We will fight back and I have faith in the judiciary," he said. The remarks came after the Bombay High Court reversed Tejpal’s 2021 acquittal by a Goa trial court, holding him guilty of sexually assaulting a junior colleague in a hotel elevator during the ThinkFest event in Goa in November 2013. Earlier, Tejpal had pleaded for leniency during the sentencing hearing, citing his age and family circumstances.
“I have a wife. I am 62 years old," he told the court while seeking a lighter sentence. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Apoorva Misra Apoorva Misra is a News Editor at News18.com with a keen interest in politics and current affairs. She loves uncovering fresh angles and telling stories through long-form features and explainers. Foll... Read More First Published: August 06, 2026, 14:38 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.
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