Bombay HC convicts ex-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in rape case

In 2013, a young woman in India said her boss, Tarun Tejpal, hurt her in a very bad way inside a hotel elevator.

Tarun Tejpal was a famous journalist who ran a news magazine called Tehelka.

The police arrested him, and the case went to court.

In 2021, a lower court said he was not guilty because it thought there was not enough proof.

But the government of Goa did not agree, so it asked a higher court, called the Bombay High Court, to check the case again.

On Thursday, the High Court said the lower court was wrong and found Tejpal guilty.

The judges said he broke laws that protect women, especially when the person hurting them is someone they trust.

Now Tejpal might have to go to jail for at least ten years, or even for his whole life.

He said he thinks he is a victim and wants to appeal, asking the judges to be kind to him.

The judges will decide his exact punishment later in the day.