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Prima facie evidence to show rape: Court on Tejpal

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Press Trust of India Panaji
Rejecting Tarun Tejpal's anticipatory bail plea, a local court held today that the material on record prima facie indicate that he is involved in committing acts which constitute offences of custodial rape and outraging the modesty of the woman.

"The statement of the victim and the documents in the form of emails etc., details of which need not be reproduced here, prima facie indicate that the applicant, who was her mentor and father figure, had not only outraged her modesty but had misused his position, betrayed her trust and violated her body," District and Sessions Anuja Prabhudesai observed in her 25-page order.
 

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First Published: Nov 30 2013 | 10:42 PM IST

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