New Delhi: A special investigation team of Goa Police on Saturday reached Delhi in connection with the probe into alleged sexual assault of a Tehelka journalist by its editor Tarun Tejpal and will seek to record the statements of the two along with that of magazine’s managing editor Shoma Chaudhury.
A senior Goa police official said the Crime Branch team led by a deputy superintendent will record the statement of Chaudhury before further action. The police are trying to collect e-mails of Tarun Tejpal in connection with the incident and the complaint of the girl to the management following which he will be questioned, the official said and did not rule out his arrestConviction under Section 376 of IPC entails a maximum of life term in jail.
Chaudhury, who is facing allegations of a cover up, came under fresh attack when she referred to her conversation with Tejpal saying he had a “different version” of the incident which she claimed to have overruled when getting his apology I do feel a sense of outrage and betrayal but he has a different version,” she had said.
The issue came into limelight when the email by the woman journalist of his magazine alleging sexual assault was made public and Tejpal announced on Wednesday night that he was “recusing” from his job for six months. I have been cooperating and the information in the media is wrong. Right now, I am going to meet the police and yesterday I have already sent the information the police needs. I have sent a mail earlier in the morning to them and I will be sending stuff,” Shoma Choudhary told reporters as a special team of Goa police flew to Delhi.
she said, There is a difference between me going to the police and initiating a case that my colleague may not want voluntarily … (and) the state initiating a case with which I will, of course, cooperate and I have been cooperating and the information in the media is wrong.
Delhi Police on Friday said it will extend full support to the special investigation team of Goa Police which arrived in the capital afternoon. Delhi police sources said that the Goa police team would first be meeting Shoma Chaudhury to record her statement and collect emails of the victim in which she had complained about the alleged sexual assault by Tejpal.
The journalist had sent the email to the Tehelka management about the incident which had taken place in Goa during an event about a fortnight ago. The team will also seek copies of Tejpal’s reply to the allegations from her. We would provide them full support,” said a senior Delhi police official.
Bureau Report
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