TARUN TEJPAL CASE: GOA COURT DEFERS VERDICT AGAIN, WILL PRONOUNCE IT ON 19 MAY - The Daily Guardian https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/tarun-tejpal-case-goa-court-defers-verdict-again-will-pronounce-it-on-19-may/ https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/tarun-tejpal-case-goa-court-defers-verdict-again-will-pronounce-it-on-19-may/ May 13, 2021, 5:22 am On Wednesday, a Goa sessions court deferred the pronouncement of judgment in the case of sexual assault against Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of the news magazine Tehelka, to 19 May.

The Mapusa District and Sessions Court in North Goa cited a shortage of staff on account of Covid-19 for delaying the judgment. While the case was earlier listed for judgment on April 27, the court had deferred it till Wednesday.

Tejpal, who was accused of raping a woman, faced trial in the November case in which the victim had accused him of sexually assaulting her inside a lift at a five-star hotel in Goa.

Tejpal was arrested on November 30, 2013, but later released on bail.

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