New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal's plea seeking suspension of his 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence in a rape case.

The sentence was imposed by the Bombay High Court, which had convicted him in the case.

Tejpal had surrendered before the Mapusa court in Goa in the 2013 rape case, following the Supreme Court's order requiring him to surrender before his appeal against the conviction is taken up for hearing.

The case pertains to allegations made by a female journalist who accused Tejpal of sexually assaulting her inside a hotel elevator on November 7 and 8, 2013. Tejpal was arrested on November 30, 2013, on those charges.

Last month, the Supreme Court rejected Tejpal's pl...