Goa govt challenges Tejpal’s acquittal

The Goa government on Tuesday challenged the acquittal by a sessions court of Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal in the sexual assault case in the Bombay high court. On May 21, a sessions court in Goa had acquitted Tejpal of the charge of sexually assaulting a former colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in the state in 2013. Goa Advocate General Devidas Pangam told PTI that the state government has challenged the order before the Goa bench of the Bombay HC. He said the HC is yet to assign the date for hearing the appeal.