Tarun Tejpal calls himself a 'political victim', says 10-year jail term is 'politically motivated'

WIRE — Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal on Thursday (August 6) said he is a victim of political vendetta after the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court sentenced him to 10 yearsrigorous imprisonment in the 2013 sexual assault case filed by a former junior colleague.

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