Convicted rapist journalist – Tarun Tejpal🔗

Tarun Tejpal is an Indian journalist, publisher, novelist and former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine. In November 2013, he stepped down as editor for six months after a female colleague accused him of sexual assault and rape. He was arrested on 30 November 2013 and is currently on bail since 1 July 2014. It is particularly eerie to note that it is the same Tejpal who had previously been involved in highlighting the issue of sexual violence in India. One cannot miss noticing the double standards of Indian media, which shows smallest of false cases against others as a big scandal and hide their own dirty stories of sexual and financial crimes.

Colleague: 10 Points

PANAJI: Journalist Tarun Tejpal was charged in court today with raping a junior colleague at news magazine Tehelka four years ago. The Goa court rejected Mr Tejpal's petition to defer framing of charges by a month and also denied him exemption from appearing in person for court proceedings. The former Tehelka editor has pleaded not guilty. He has denied all the charges against him saying they are "absolutely false" and motivated by "political vendetta" and has appealed in the Bombay High Court that the case be dropped.

[Video: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/journalist-tarun-tejpal-charged-with-raping-former-colleague-10-points-1756332] [Also see: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/world/asia/editor-in-india-known-for-investigations-into-corruption-is-accused-of-rape.html]

Here is your 10-point cheat-sheet to this story:

1 Tarun Tejpal has been charged today with rape, sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman. The Goa court asked for a status report at its next hearing on November 21, on proceedings in the Bombay High Court.

2 The Bombay High Court said earlier this week that it will hear Mr Tejpal's petition to drop the case on November 1, but had refused to stall the framing of charges. It has said that the recording of evidence, which marks the beginning of the trial, should be deferred till its decision.

3 A woman journalist who worked with Tarun Tejpal in Tehelka had in November 2013 accused the magazine's founder-editor of sexually assaulting her during an event in Goa. The young woman said Mr Tejpal, 50, had assaulted her inside an elevator of a five-star hotel during the ThinkFest conference organised by Tehelka.

4 The woman had complained to her seniors at Tehelka and a series of leaked emails between her, Mr Tejpal and the magazine's then Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhary, were published by media. Based on the media reports, the Goa police began an investigation.

5 The woman quit her job later that month. Tarun Tejpal stepped down as Tehelka Editor soon after, saying he was "recusing" himself for six months. He was arrested on November 30, 2013.

6 The police have said that CCTV footage from the hotel corroborates the woman's allegations against Mr Tejpal.

7 In a 2,684-page chargesheet filed before the Goa fast-track court, the police said that Tarun Tejpal assaulted the woman twice and that there is enough evidence to prove the charges against Mr Tejpal.

8 Tarun Tejpal has told judges that false allegations have been made against him as part of "political vendetta" by the BJP government in Goa because of his criticism of the party.

9 He moved the Bombay High Court after the district court in Goa's Mapusa refused to drop charges against him.

10 Tarun Tejpal was lodged at the Sada sub-jail of Goa's Vasco for six months before the Supreme Court granted him bail in July 2014.

27 September 2017: NDTV - Journalist Tarun Tejpal Charged With Raping Junior Colleague: 10 Points

Rajdeep Sardesai – Times of India

Dilip Sardesai father of Rajdeep Sardesai (journalist, editor Times of India) was arrested by Mumbai police in 1993 in connection with Foreign Exchange Regulation Act violations, involving $6.89 Million USD.

From above news article:

IT, FERA violation by film stars, cricketers

NEW DELHI, APRIL 27. The Bollywood stars, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, Mr. Shahrukh Khan and Mr. Chunky Pandey and the cricketers Mr. Sunil Gavasakar, Mr. Mohd Azharuddin, Mr. Kapil Dev and Mr. Ajay Jadeja are among over 100 personalities against whom complaints of income tax and/or FERA violation have been received in the last three years, the Lok Sabha was told today. The outstanding income tax demand on Mr. Bachchan and his wife Mrs. Jaya Bachchan together was over Rs. 15.10 crores, while investigations against Mr. Gavaskar, Mr. Amrish Puri, Mr. Kapil Dev, Mr. Navjot Sidhu, Mr. Manoj Prabhakar and actor Mr. Krishan Kumar, were yet to be completed, the Union Minister of State for Finance Mr. G.N. Ramachandran, said in a written reply.

A whopping amount of Rs. eight crores was outstanding as penalty against the former cricketer, Mr. Dilip Sardesai, he said.

Most of the outstanding demands related to issues disputed in appeals, while some of the demands had been stayed by courts or appellate authorities, Mr. Ramachandran said, adding there were some cases where recovery was difficult. Among the film stars and personalities were Mr. Basant Kumar Patil who owed Rs. 307.12 lakhs, Mr. Shahrukh Khan Rs. 271.36 lakhs, Mr. Mukesh Bhatt Rs. 103.15 lakhs, Mr. Yash Raj Chopra Rs. 102.14 lakhs, Mr. O.P. Ralhan Rs. 101.34 lakhs, Mr. Suyash (Chunky) Panday Rs. 88.02 lakhs, Mr. Subhash Ghai Rs. 78.41 lakhs and Mr. M.C. Bokadia Rs. 76.13 lakhs, he said.

Panday Rs. 88.02 lakhs, Mr. Subhash Ghai Rs. 78.41 lakhs and Mr. M.C. Bokadia Rs. 76.13 lakhs, he said.

In 2012, Rajdeep Sardesai had denied to report killing of 21 Hindus during Assam Riots, saying he would report only if more than 1000 were killed.

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