India court sentences journalist Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in jail for rape

Journalist sentenced for raping colleague more than 10 years after assault took place

Filmmakers, journalists and lyricists: How an elite lobby emerged to defend rapist Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal

The high and mighty, elite sections of society tried to defend Tejpal by downplaying a serious crime like sexual harassment in the workplace.

Ex-magazine editor sentenced to 10 years for raping colleague in India

Conviction comes more than 12 years after assaults took place

Dhanya Rajendran Says She Condemns Victim-Blaming While Her Partner Newslaundry Did Victim Shaming In Tarun Tejpal Sexual Harassment Case

Dhanya Rajendran wants to take a victory lap. With Tarun Tejpal now convicted and sentenced to 10 years, she reshared Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI)’s 2021 critique of the sessions court’s acquittal, the one that shamed the survivor for not looking “traumatised” enough, and reminded everyone that she/NWMI “always demanded punishment for Tejpal.” Fair enough. That critique was right. The 2021 judgment was a disgrace, and NWMI was correct…

Vishal Bhardwaj Sets ‘Rashomon’-Style Film on Tarun Tejpal Rape Case After Bombay High Court Conviction

Indian auteur Vishal Bhardwaj is developing a film based on the Tarun Tejpal rape case, the director confirmed with Variety, hours after the Bombay High Court overturned a Goa sessions court acquittal and convicted the former Tehelka editor of rape, sentencing him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment. Bhardwaj, whose adaptations of Shakespeare – “Maqbool,” “Omkara,” […]

Ex-radio DJ gets 30 years’ jail after appeals court overturns acquittal

Ismahalil Hamzah is, however, spared the minimum 12 strokes of the rotan as he is above 50 years old.