Tarun Tejpal case: Rape-accused former Tehelka editor goes on trial in Goa court, says 'truth' will come out soon

Panaji: The in-camera trial into the allegations of rape involving former editor-in-chief of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal, got underway in a Goa court on Thursday, with the court recording the statement of the victim. While the media has been barred from entering the courtroom, a lawyer associated with the case said, that Additional District and Sessions Court judge Vijaya Pol had begun recording the statement of the victim. [caption id=“attachment_1591385” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal. PTI[/caption] “The recording of the statement is expected to last till the end of the day,” the lawyer said. Before entering the courtroom located in a judicial complex in Mapusa, a short distance from Panaji, Tejpal briefly told reporters that the “truth will come out soon”. In 2013, when he was editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, Tejpal was accused of rape by a female colleague, who in her complaint to the police alleged that she was raped by the journalist in the elevator of a five-star resort in Goa where the magazine was hosting an international conclave. Following the registration of FIR, Tejpal was arrested and remained in police and judicial custody for nearly a year, before being released on bail. Tejpal subsequently resigned as the magazine’s head.