Tarun Tejpal steps down after sex assault allegation - NewsX

The editor-in-chief of one of India's leading investigative magazines has temporarily stepped down following allegations that he sexually assaulted a female colleague, local media reported on Thursday.
Tarun Tejpal, founder of the award-winning weekly magazine Tehelka - known for exposing corruption and human rights issues - confessed in a leaked email that "a bad lapse of judgement" and "an awful reading of the situation" had led to an "unfortunate incident".
According to reports, the victim said she was assaulted twice by Tejpal over a period of two days in a hotel elevator during a conference in coastal state of Goa earlier this month.




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