# Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal convicted in rape case

https://mins.news/en/item/14793

- BBC News, 2026-08-06 06:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2v551w9v8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has overturned a 2021 trial court ruling that cleared Tarun Tejpal of every charge. The Indian journalist has now been convicted in the rape case. The decision reverses the earlier acquittal and changes the legal outcome of the case.

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