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Tejpal in 6-day police custody
Tejpal in 6-day Police Custody, Six-day Custody of Tarun Tejpal, Tarun Tejpal's Case. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday said the Centre cannot interfere in the sexual assault case against Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal.
Grilled for 5 hours on Day 1
Panaji : Police on Sunday got a six-day custody of Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a woman colleague, after which Crime Branch officials grilled him for over five hours. Judicial Magistrate Shama Joshi ordered six days' police custody of Tejpal after the prosecution sought his remand for 14 days.
Once they got him in their custody, Crime Branch officials took the Tehelka founder to their headquarters in Dona Paula and began questioning him. Tejpal had spent Saturday night in police lock-up with two murder accused and an anti-social person. Public Prosecutor Frances Tavera sought police custody of Tejpal saying his custodial interrogation was needed because of the nature of the crime involved.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday said the Centre cannot interfere in the sexual assault case against Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal.
BJP questioned the "conspicuous silence" of some leaders in Tejpal issue, saying they were very vocal on the rape and murder of Nirbhaya last year but are not speaking out now.
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said on his Facebook page that Tejpal's assault of a young journalist had led to an outrage similar to the one seen when the "inhuman and brutal rape and murder" of Nirbhaya took place last December. Replying to a question on whether Tejpal's arrest came after much delay, Shinde, who was in Mumbai to attend a function, said, "Our government does not protect culprits in any way. Since it (Tejpal's) is a case of a different state, the Centre cannot interfere in it." He refused to comment on the snooping controversy involving Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, but when asked if Modi should face trial for misuse of state machinery, he said "inquiry will be conducted about all this and decision will be taken".
