Guwahati, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks to undergo his 10-year sentence in a 2013 rape case, rejecting his plea for exemption from surrender.

A Bench headed by Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed Tejpal's application seeking exemption and said his appeal challenging the conviction and sentence would be listed for hearing on September 22, subject to the filing of a surrender certificate.

Tejpal was convicted by the Bombay High Court on August 6 and sentenced to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for raping a junior colleague inside a hotel elevator during an event organised by Tehelka in Goa in 2013. The High Court had overturned his acquittal by the trial court i...