Goa police close in on Tarun Tejpal
28 Nov 2013 5:36 AM IST
After hearing the petition, the judge reserved order in the matter till Friday next. On the other hand, the Goa police has summoned Tejpal to appear before it by 3 pm, on Thursday.
Opposing Tejpal’s plea before the court of Justice, Sunita Gupta, Goa police counsel, said, ‘There is no question of consent. This incident happened to the hapless victim.’
The Goa police decision has raised the possibility of Tejpal’s arrest but DIG of Police OP Mishra refused to discuss their strategy if he did not turn up before the Investigating Officer (IO) by the scheduled time. ‘The Investigating Officer is summoning the person (Tarun Tejpal) involved in it (case) asking him to appear before it by 3 pm tomorrow,’ Mishra told reporters in Panaji on Wednesday.
The female journalist, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Tejpal, recorded her statement before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Panaji on Wednesday. ‘The statement of the victim under section 164 CrPC is being recorded in a local court. The process is still on,’ said Mishra.
‘This offence shows depravity of the highest order by a man who had control over the victim,’ senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Goa police, said. Tejpal said the version of complainant needed to be taken with a ‘pinch of salt’ and there are embellishments in the FIR. ‘I am man enough to own up my mistakes,’ senior advocate KTS Tulsi, appearing for Tejpal, said.
The Goa police has registered the FIR against Tejpal for allegedly sexually assaulting his junior on 7 and 8 November at a five-star hotel in Panaji. The alleged incident happened in the hotel lift. The victim on Tuesday had recorded her statement before the Goa police in Mumbai.
The police may issue a non-bailable warrant against Tejpal if he does not appear before the investigating officer or prolong the questioning till Delhi high court comes out with its order on his anticipatory bail plea on Friday, experts say.
Meanwhile, chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday dismissed Tejpal’s accusations that the BJP government in the state was pursuing vendetta against him because of the sting operation conducted by his organisation that unseated the party president Bangaru Laxman and other issues.
Opposing Tejpal’s plea before the court of Justice, Sunita Gupta, Goa police counsel, said, ‘There is no question of consent. This incident happened to the hapless victim.’
The Goa police decision has raised the possibility of Tejpal’s arrest but DIG of Police OP Mishra refused to discuss their strategy if he did not turn up before the Investigating Officer (IO) by the scheduled time. ‘The Investigating Officer is summoning the person (Tarun Tejpal) involved in it (case) asking him to appear before it by 3 pm tomorrow,’ Mishra told reporters in Panaji on Wednesday.
The female journalist, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Tejpal, recorded her statement before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Panaji on Wednesday. ‘The statement of the victim under section 164 CrPC is being recorded in a local court. The process is still on,’ said Mishra.
‘This offence shows depravity of the highest order by a man who had control over the victim,’ senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Goa police, said. Tejpal said the version of complainant needed to be taken with a ‘pinch of salt’ and there are embellishments in the FIR. ‘I am man enough to own up my mistakes,’ senior advocate KTS Tulsi, appearing for Tejpal, said.
The Goa police has registered the FIR against Tejpal for allegedly sexually assaulting his junior on 7 and 8 November at a five-star hotel in Panaji. The alleged incident happened in the hotel lift. The victim on Tuesday had recorded her statement before the Goa police in Mumbai.
The police may issue a non-bailable warrant against Tejpal if he does not appear before the investigating officer or prolong the questioning till Delhi high court comes out with its order on his anticipatory bail plea on Friday, experts say.
Meanwhile, chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday dismissed Tejpal’s accusations that the BJP government in the state was pursuing vendetta against him because of the sting operation conducted by his organisation that unseated the party president Bangaru Laxman and other issues.
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