Tehelka founder editor, who is accused of raping his junior colleague, has been lodged in the Sada sub-jail.
Tarun Tejpal's mobile seized. Photo-(PTI)
Goa: Jail authorities seized nine mobile phones, including one from the cell of Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal, during a raid at the Sada sub-jail near Vasco town on Sunday.
Deputy Collector, Gaurish Shankhwalkar told reporters that a surprise raid was conducted on Sunday morning in the Sada sub-jail. "We found nine mobile phones, including one in Tejpal's custody," he added. The jail authorities refused to disclose anything on Tejpal’s judicial lock-up cell.
Shankhwalkar said that a detailed probe into the incident, which has been initiated, would reveal the truth. The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has scheduled his bail petition for 4th March 2014.
( Source : PTI )
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