New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on Thursday strongly criticised his conviction in the 2013 rape case, alleging that he had been targeted for more than a decade and asserting that he would appeal the verdict before the Supreme Court.

Speaking to reporters immediately after the High Court convicted him, Tejpal maintained that the case against him was driven by revenge rather than evidence.

"They are after me with sentiment of revenge for the last 13 years. I have full faith in the judiciary that there will be judges who will see the truth. We will present the evidence in public. There is so much evidence that I should have been acquitted 10 times over," he told the reporters right after he was convicted. ...