Indian court sentences high-profile journalist to 10 years for rape

Tarun Tejpal, 63, says that he will appeal the conviction at the Supreme Court.

An Indian court has sentenced a prominent journalist to 10 years in prison for raping a junior colleague more than a decade ago, overturning an earlier acquittal .

Tarun Tejpal, 62, was accused of raping a female colleague in a lift at a five-star hotel during a Tehelka magazine event in 2013.

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