India, Sept. 15 -- Tarun Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, surrendered on Monday at the Additional Sessions Court in Mapusa, Goa. He was taken into custody to start his 10-year prison sentence and later moved to Modern Central Jail in Colvale, North Goa.

Tejpal turned himself in after the Supreme Court told him on August 25 to report within two to three weeks and submit a surrender certificate before it could hear his appeal. The case started in November 2013 during an event hosted by the magazine at a hotel in Goa.

A junior colleague accused Tejpal of sexually assaulting her in a hotel elevator on November 7 and 8. She first reported what happened by emailing Shoma Chaudhury, then managing editor. Tejpal later adm...