India’s sexual harassment case stirs up storm
Investigative journalist calls incident “unfortunate” as police launch preliminary probe into assault allegations.
Published On 22 Nov 2013
Tarun Tejpal is one of India’s best-known investigative journalists, famous for exposing corruption and championing human-rights issues.
But Tejpal now finds himself accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague. The alleged victim has not made an official complaint to police, but reportedly complained to Shoma Chaudhury, managing editor of Tejpal’s muck-raking magazine Tehelka
In a leaked email to Chaudhury, Tejpal said “an awful misreading of the situation has led to an unfortunate incident”.
Indian police have launched a preliminary inquiry into the allegations.
Source: Al Jazeera