The deafening silence of the leftist media as rape accused Tarun Tejpal will get acquitted with Congress’ assist

Tarun Tejpal – founding father of investigative tabloid Tehelka and a person who was charged with rape, sexual harassment and wrongful confinement by Goa Police resulting from his sexual advances on a feminine colleague in 2013 has been acquitted of all fees by a Goa district court docket. On Friday, Tarun Tejpal was acquitted by the District and Sessions Court at Mapusa in North Goa of all fees, successfully making him a free man. The acquittal comes although in an e mail to the sufferer, Tejpal had profusely apologised for a “shameful lapse of judgment” on his half to try a “sexual liaison” on two events.News of Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal has did not basic any outrage amongst liberal mainstream media in India, or overseas for that matter. Being a far-left journalist himself, Tarun Tajpal is understood to have buddies in all places within the media, and naturally, within the Congress occasion. It, subsequently, shocked no person when in an announcement which was allegedly ready two days previous to the decision being pronounced, Tejpal thanked Congress leaders like Kapil Sibal and Salman Khurshid for serving to him in his authorized battle.Tejpal was charged by a district court docket in Mapusa underneath IPC sections 354-A (sexual harassment), 376 (rape), 376(2)(ok) (rape of a girl by an individual being able of management or dominance over the lady). Police later added fees underneath IPC sections 341 (wrongful restraint) and 342 (wrongful confinement), 376 (2) (f) (particular person able of belief or authority over ladies, committing rape of such ladies), 376 C (sexual activity by an individual in authority) and part 354 (assault or prison drive to girl with intent to outrage her modesty).Read extra: Despite girl’s testimony and his personal apology— Goa Court acquits notorious Tarun Tejpal of all fees together with rapeConsider a hypothetical state of affairs the place a journalist sympathetic to the BJP and inclined in direction of the ‘right wing’ can be accused underneath so many fees referring to rape and sexual molestation. Now think about such a journalist being acquitted by a court docket, and him thanking BJP leaders for his or her assist. What would liberal media do? Needless to say, it might pounce on the journalist and the BJP and declare democracy to be useless in India, other than announcing its personal verdict of the judiciary turning into a entrance organisation of the chief.Yet, Tarun Tejpal being acquitted of a minimum of rape has merely not evoked any passions in liberal and left-leaning Indian media. Democracy is definitely not underneath menace. It is an effective factor although, that the Goa authorities is outraged and is making ready to attraction towards Tejpal’s acquittal earlier than the Bombay High Court.