India, Sept. 14 -- Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrendered before the Additional Sessions Court in Mapusa, Goa, on Monday and was sent to Central Jail at Colvale to serve a 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence in a 2013 sexual assault case.

The surrender followed an August 25 order by the Supreme Court, which directed Tejpal to comply with the sentence before hearing his appeal against the Bombay High Court verdict. The Supreme Court has listed his appeal for September 22, subject to the filing of his surrender certificate.

Tejpal told reporters outside the court that he would continue his legal fight before the Supreme Court and expressed confidence that he would receive justice.

The Bombay High Court's Goa bench con...