India, Aug. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted Ex-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in the rape and sexual assault case of a junior colleague at a five-star hotel in Goa in 2013.

Reacting to his conviction, Tejpal said that he believes that the court's order is "wrong" and that he will approach the Supreme Court to challenge it. "We will be appealing against this order. We feel the order is wrong. We will be moving to the Supreme Court against the order," Tejpal told reporters after the order was passed.

He also said that he is a "political victim".

"I am 62 years old today. I am a father of two daughters. I have a wife. I am a political victim. My lawyers have also asked me to urge the court to show leniency," Tejpal told the ...