Journalist Tarun Tejpal Gets Big Relief In Sexual Exploitation Case

Journalist Tarun Tejpal gets big relief in sexual exploitation case, after eight years, the sessions court acquits him of all charges.

Former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine and journalist Tarun Tejpal has been acquitted by the Goa court in the rape case. Tarun Tejpal was accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague in the lift of a luxury hotel in Goa.

Goa police registered an FIR against Tejpal in November 2013. He has been out on bail since May 2014. The crime branch of Goa had filed a charge sheet against Tejpal.

On September 29, 2017, the court charged him under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including rape, sexual harassment, and wrongful confinement.

However, he described himself as innocent. After the charges were framed, Tejpal moved the Supreme Court to quash the charges against him.

In August, the top court refused to quash the charges and directed the trial to be concluded within six months.

Earlier the decision was adjourned by Additional District Sessions Court Judge Kshama Joshi. During this time, the court said that the decision was being deferred due to a shortage of staff due to the coronavirus epidemic.

During this time Tejpal was present in the court along with some members of his family. While coming out of the court, Tejpal did not respond. He said that the matter is under consideration.

One million rupees refunded from profiteering hospitals in Raipur, case of excess recovery in the name of Corona’s treatment.

In the Raipur capital of Chhattisgarh, the health department broke down on Thursday after the news was highlighted by media for charging more than the prescribed rate for the treatment of corona.

After this, the authorities returned an amount of Rs 10 lakh to the five victims from the hospitals which recovered more than lakhs of rupees.

At the same time, responsible officers were also advised to show honesty in the investigation. At the same time, instructions have been given to investigate the allegations of pressure on the victims for the settlement.

The complaints of over-recovery in the name of the treatment in private hospitals and the news of health department officials playing the role of ‘middleman’ was highlighted by Media.

In this, some of the victims accused health department of not taking action despite the complaint from the health department and connivance with the investigating officers.

After the news was highlighted by media, the department started taking action taking cognizance of the case.

Health Department officials said that the victim Sunil Sahu received a check of Rs 2.55 lakh, Deepak Sahu for one lakh 45 thousand, Bhupendra Chandrakar for Rs 3.25 lakh, and Ghanshyam Sahu from Banthia Hospital.

This amount was recovered by the hospital from the kith and kin of the patients. Also, two lakh rupees have been returned to a woman from Sunshine Hospital. At the same time, action is being taken on other hospitals.