Tejpal, who has denied the accusations, can appeal against the verdict in India's Supreme Court.

Bombay High Court convicts Tarun Tejpal in 2013 sexual assault case after overturning previous acquittal.

New Delhi, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Goa government on a plea filed by former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief Tarun Tejpal challenging the Bombay High Court judgment convicting him in the 2013 rape case and sentencing him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale sought a response from the State of Goa after hearing senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, who informed the top court that his client had surrendered pursuant to the Supreme Court's earlier direction.

An Expose’ on the DPL Betting Scandal. IPL also under a cloud.

NEW DELHI: A sting operation conducted by the Indian magazine Tehelka has cast a fresh spotlight on alleged match-fixing and the leaking of sensitive team information in Indian cricket, with a former Ranji Trophy player claiming involvement in both the Indian Premier League and domestic T20 leagues. In the undercover footage, Nagaland pacer and former Delhi school cricketer Rachit Bhatia is seen alleging that he fixed matches and passed confidential playing XIs to bookmakers. According to the report, Bhatia claimed he shared Indian Premier League (IPL) side Chennai Super Kings’ team details with London-based bookies via Snapchat before the toss during the 2025 IPL season, asserting he earned large sums in the process. He also spoke of similar activities in the Delhi Premier League and other state competitions, as well as accepting payments from parents to secure places for children in age-group sides. These claims, which have not been verified by any competent authority, have once again raised concerns about the vulnerability of franchise and lower-tier cricket in India to corrupt approaches. The Delhi and District Cricket Association responded on Tuesday to the controversy surrounding the recently concluded Delhi Premier League. A senior DDCA official confirmed to Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency that only one corrupt approach related to match-fixing had been reported to the league’s Anti-Corruption Unit during the tournament. “Central Delhi’s Vansh Bedi was approached by a fixer and he immediately reported the matter to the ACU,” the official was quoted as saying by PTI. Bedi, 23, who represented Central Delhi Kings and had earlier been part of the Chennai Super Kings squad in the 2025 IPL, followed protocol by promptly flagging the approach. The DDCA has formally informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India and sought its guidance. No other official complaints were lodged with the ACU, the official added. DDCA Secretary Ashok Sharma said Bedi reported an approach from a player from Uttar Pradesh who was also playing in a T20 league in that state. The association underlined that security liaison officers had been deployed with every team and described its anti-corruption arrangements as “watertight.” In a statement, the DDCA termed the broader allegations emerging from the Tehelka investigation “unverified” and cautioned against drawing conclusions about any player or franchise solely on the basis of such reports. It confirmed it had written to the relevant authorities requesting a proper examination of the matter. Bedi has denied any link to the match-fixing claims made in the sting, describing certain reports associating him with them as false and defamatory, and said his legal team was pursuing action. _Published in Dawn, September 23rd, 2026_

The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has termed the reports of corruption in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) as unverified and unsubstantiated. Reacting to an expose in Tehelka, the association said it has sought the advice from competent authority, in this case the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). “DDCA would like to clarify that the allegations referred to in these reports are unverified and have not been established by any competent authority.

The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has said that it had informed the BCCI over an corruption approach in the Delhi Premier League (DPL). A top DDCA official also told Cricbuzz that the state association has been in touch with the BCCI since Tehelka published a report on the corruption activity in the DPL and the IPL. “We have asked the BCCI with regards to this.

Ex-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal surrenders before Goa court weeks after top court directive in 2013 rape case

Former Tehelka editor begins 10-year rigorous imprisonment after Bombay High Court overturned his 2021 acquittal in the 2013 sexual assault case.

Panaji, Sep 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief Tarun Tejpal surrendered before a Goa court on Monday and was subsequently taken to Central Jail at Colvale in North Goa, weeks after the Bombay High Court convicted him in a 2013 rape case and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. The development came after the Supreme Court, on August 25, directed the 62-year-old journalist to surrender within two weeks before his appeal against the conviction could be taken up for hearing. The apex court had rejected his plea seeking urgent relief and made it clear that his appeal would be considered only after he submitted a surrender certificate.

The bench agreed to list the former ‘Tehelka’ editor’s appeal against the conviction, provided he surrenders by September 22.