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| 'Tarun Tejpal is not God who can |
| 'Tarun Tejpal is not God who can decide own punishment': Women's Commission
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| INDIA
, 21-November-2013
6:41:15 AM |
| Tehelka is obliged to conduct an internal enquiry into handled allegations that its founder, Tarun Tejpal, sexually assaulted a young woman journalist in Goa, the National Commission for Women said today.
Shamina Shafiq from the committee has said it has received "a third party" complaint about sexual harassment. So legally, Tehelka has to investigate the matter, and the National Commission for Women will oversee the committee and ensure that the woman who complained is "satisfied with the management's response."
Mr Tejpal's decision to "recuse" himself for six months as Editor-in-Chief as "atonement" - phrases he used in a letter - provoked outrage today among activists and online.
The young journalist told NDTV she was deeply disappointed by the organization's response to her complaint and by the suggestion that the matter has been resolved with a written apology sent by Mr Tejpal to her.
"Once the matter is brought to the National Commission for Women, we will investigate and ensure that the accused gets punishment, if found guilty. He will have to face a trial in the court. Tarun Tejpal is no God to decide his own course of punishment," said Mamata Sharma, who heads the National Commission for Women
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