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Tejpal undergoes fresh tests, Goa Police to summon Shoma

India TV News Desk [Published on:04 Dec 2013, 5:07 PM]
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Panaji: Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal was today subjected to a second round of medical tests even as Goa Police prepared to issue summons to the magazine's former managing editor Shoma Chaudhury for recording her statement before a magistrate.


Tejpal, arrested for alleged sexual assault and rape of a junior woman colleague, had undergone several medical examinations on Monday, including a potency test, whose result was positive.

“He (Tejpal) has been taken again for further medical examination this morning,” a senior police officer said, adding he would be subjected to various medical tests that are required as part of investigation.

Goa Police is also preparing to issue summonses to Chaudhury and three witnesses, in whom the victim had confided about what transpired between her and Tejpal at a five star hotel on two occasions when he allegedly sexually assaulted her, to record their statements before a magistrate.

“We have sought permission from the court to summon Chaudhury and three witnesses to record their statements before a magistrate,” a senior crime branch officer said.

A team of Goa Police had already recorded Chaudhury's statement in Delhi before she quit as managing editor amid outrage over her attempts at covering up the raging scandal.

Chaudhury's statement is “very crucial” as she was the first person to have come to know of alleged sexual assault on the young journalist by Tejpal.

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