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Indian activists, lawyers slam high-profile rape acquittal
They say case put inordinate focus on victim's behaviour and perpetuated stereotypes
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Indian publisher and journalist Tarun Tejpal leaving the district court of Mapusa in Goa on May 21, after being acquitted in the sexual assault case in which he was accused of raping a female journalist in the lift of a five-star hotel in Goa in November 2013.
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Nirmala Ganapathy India Bureau Chief In New Delhi, Nirmala Ganapathy
When a young female journalist accused well-known publisher and journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape and sexual harassment in 2013, it was a sensational case that grabbed headlines not just in India but internationally as well.
Mr Tejpal was the founder of Tehelka Magazine, where he encouraged investigations based on sting operations, including one that led to the resignation in 2001 of a defence minister.
