Panaji, Sept. 14 -- Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court on Monday to serve his 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence in a 2013 sexual assault case.
On August 25, the Supreme Court had directed Tejpal to surrender within three weeks to undergo his 10-year prison sentence following his conviction by the Bombay High Court. A SC bench of Justice Alok Aradhe had dismissed Tejpal's plea seeking exemption from surrendering.
Tejpal surrendered before the Additional Sessions Court at Mapusa, after which he was sent to Central Jail at Colvale in North Goa to begin serving his sentence. "We are in the Supreme Court. We are sure that justice will come," Tejpal said while heading towards jail.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.