Indian Journalist Charged With Rape of a Reporter

By: Ellen Barry | New York Times

NEW DELHI — The police in the coastal state of Goa charged Tarun J. Tejpal, an investigative journalist and magazine editor, with raping and sexually assaulting a staff reporter during a November encounter in a hotel elevator.

The case sent tremors through journalistic circles in India, where Mr. Tejpal, who has edited the magazine Tehelka, is known as a crusader for liberal causes and enjoys celebrity status.