Additional sessions court judge Kshama Joshi on Friday acquitted Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal for allegedly sexually assaulting his colleague in a starred hotel in Goa in 2013.
After the acquittal, Tehelka founder Tejpal in a statement issued said that “In November 2013 I was falsely accused of sexual assault by a colleague and today trial court of additional sessions judge in Goa has acquitted me. In an awfully vitiated age where ordinary courage has become rare, I thank her for standing by the truth.”
The case had witnessed many twists and turns. On November 7 and 8, 2013, Tejpal had allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at an event organised by Tehelka at a starred hotel in North Goa. On November 22, Goa Police lodged a suo motu FIR against Tejpal.