Saturday, November 30, 2013

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Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 10:32 AM PST

Indian magazine editor arrested on sexual assault charges 
Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 10:32 AM PST
Tarun Tejpal speaks with the media upon his arrival at the airport on his way to Goa, in New DelhiBy Krishna N Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police arrested the editor-in-chief of an Indian magazine on Saturday over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman colleague, in a case that has turned the focus back on sexual violence after the fatal gang rape of a woman last year. The journalist told a superior that Tarun Tejpal, 50-year-old founder of the award-winning weekly Tehelka, had assaulted her twice in a hotel elevator during a conference in the resort state of Goa this month. The investigation into Tejpal, who denies the accusations, has dominated headlines in India for 10 days as news outlets follow every twist and turn, and follows similar accusations by an intern against a retired Supreme Court judge. "He (Tejpal) has formally been arrested and will be produced before a designated court within 24 hours," Dr. O.P. Mishra, Goa's deputy inspector general of police, told Reuters.
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Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 07:52 AM PST
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