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Police also noted that Tejpal had tried to evade arrest after being accused by a young female colleague of sexual assault
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Panaji: The Goa Police has filed rape and sexual abuse charges against the editor of an Indian magazine known for exposing abuses of power.
Police also noted on Monday’s chargesheet that Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal had tried to evade arrest after being accused by a young female colleague of sexually assaulting her in a hotel elevator during a conference in early November.
The allegations stunned many in India, in part because Tejpal is the face of a publication that has pushed Indian society to vanquish corruption and confront the scourge of sexual violence.
Tejpal has been in custody in Goa since 30 November, when a judge rejected his bail petition.
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