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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Tarun Tejpal surrenders in Goa court to serve 10-year sentence

Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court on Monday to begin serving his 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence in a 2013 sexual assault case.

The surrender followed the Supreme Court's August 25 direction to Tejpal to surrender within three weeks and undergo his 10-year prison sentence after his conviction by the Bombay High Court. A Supreme Court bench of Justice Alok Aradhe had rejected his plea seeking exemption from surrender.

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